COLUMN - Attack on Mumbai

(K. Subrahmanyam is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own)

By K. Subrahmanyam

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take up the issue of the terrorist attack on Mumbai with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari later today.

On the basis of preliminary evidence obtained, the Indian government has reached the conclusion that the terrorist assault was carried out by elements originating in Pakistan.

The Pakistani authorities have expressed their condemnation of the attack and promised collaboration in the investigation.