In the decade since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack was conducted by India , India has stepped up its maritime security , expanded its emergency services , and commissioned 100 warships and technology upgrades , including undersea sensors . Additionally, potential Mumbai-style attacks in Copenhagen and Madrid were foiled in 2009 and 2015, respectively. The Mumbai attack created an oft - cited blueprint of terror where a small group of terrorists attacks an open urban space , a scenario counter - terrorism authorities prepared for internationally . The risk of this kind of attack has fallen with the decline of ISIS and al - Qaeda , but its simplicity means the risk is omnipresent , as a simple attack on a mundane public space is almost impossible to prevent .
In the decade since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack was conducted by India , India has stepped up its maritime security , expanded its emergency services , and commissioned 100 warships and technology upgrades , including undersea sensors . The Mumbai attack created an oft - cited blueprint of terror where a small group of terrorists attacks an open urban space , a scenario counter - terrorism authorities prepared for internationally . The risk of this kind of attack has fallen with the decline of ISIS and al - Qaeda , but its simplicity means the risk is omnipresent , as a simple attack on a mundane public space is almost impossible to prevent .