Mr. Singh was a former prime minister of India who was considered the father of coalition politics there and who stirred controversy by championing the rights of the country’s poorest citizens.

American officials may have trouble preventing an Indian military response against Pakistan.

As bodies were recovered, troubling questions arose about the apparent failure of the Indian authorities to anticipate the attack or respond to it more swiftly.

As bodies were recovered, troubling questions arose about the apparent failure of the Indian authorities to anticipate the attack or respond to it more swiftly.

The scope of the horror of the terrorist attack began to come into focus after commandos took control of the last nest of resistance.

Many expect the two-day siege of Mumbai to figure centrally in the coming national elections, with candidates making national security a priority.

Beyond being targets of Islamic terrorism, the softer tissue of human experience — culture, religion, values — binds Indians and Jews.

Many expect the two-day siege of Mumbai to figure centrally in the coming national elections, with candidates making national security a priority.

The terrorist siege is likely to threaten India’s already murky economic future and thwart plans to transform the city into a regional financial center, economists said.

The attacks seem likely to hamper America’s project of promoting reconciliation between India and Pakistan.