Rush Hour: 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana brought to India, China warns against trade ‘coercion’ & more

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Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin accused of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has been brought to India after being extradited from the United States. The National Investigation Agency on Thursday described him as the mastermind of the attack, and said it secured his extradition after years of sustained efforts.

Rana allegedly conspired with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley and operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami terror groups to carry out the attacks.

Ten attackers, linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, had traveled by sea from Pakistan to Mumbai, targeting several locations across the city on November 26, 2008. The attacks left 166 people dead, including 26 foreign nationals.

In May 2023, a US district court ordered Rana’s extradition to India. The US Supreme Court in January rejected his appeal against the move. Read more.

China has said it will fight United States President Donald Trump’s trade war “to the end” if Washington DC wants to engage in trade wars. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that “pressure, threats, and coercion” were not the right ways to deal with the country.

This came after Trump on Wednesday increased tariffs on China by 125%, while...

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