In India there are more chances of being struck down by a speeding car or a train crash than a terror incident. Approximately, one death occurs every four minutes on Indian roads. But that doesn’t strike as much fear in our hearts as being blown to bits by a suicide bomber or gunned down while at a music concert or while sipping soup in a restaurant.

People gather at a makeshift memorial in front of the restaurant, Le Carillon, one of the attack sites in Paris on November 15. Pic/AFP