Tensions between India and Pakistan are swiftly rising in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks which killed at least 174 people in India’s financial capital. Adding to the already long held bitter rivalry between the South Asian neighbors is the reported confession of the only gunman to be captured in the attacks who is said to have told Indian security services he belongs to the Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terror organization with deep involvement in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, a territory whose ownership has long been disputed by India and Pakistan.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has even taken the unusual step of directly appealing to the Indian government for restraint in the wake of the attacks. Zardari made great pains to disassociate his government from having any role in the terror attacks, pointing out that Pakistan has been busy fighting Lakshar allies like the Taliban and Al Qaeda in its Western tribal regions for years. Things however are not always so clear in the murky underworld of South Asian politics. Many security experts around the world view Lakshar as a creation of Pakistan’s infamous ISS intelligence services, however how much ISS is even under government control in Pakistan at this point is unknown given the complicated and turbulent changes in leadership in the country.

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Seven bombs went off in the city of Bangalore India this morning. They all went off in 15 minutes and ended up killing one woman and injuring even more. There is not much information on the blasts or who set them off in India’s tech center - Bangalore is home to 40 percent of the countries IT and software industry.

takepart to read more and keep updated on the situation. If this blast is like other recent incidents, I’d imagine it will get blamed on foreign militants, but we shall see. In the meantime, we’ll be thinking about the people of Bangalore, especially those who knew someone that was injured.

Go below the jump for a video report

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out our most popular articles of the week on a variety of subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Dean Karmen Shows Steven Colbert How To Filter Water

St Patricks Day Goes Green with Green Beer: Top 10 Eco Beers

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Nicole:

East Meets West at Dubai Art Fair, But Shadow of Migrant Labor Remains

TakePart’s “I Am Voting For” Campaign Wants You To Vote the Issues

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Giulia:

Simon Cowell Gives Big

Scarlett Johansson Dates For Charity

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Gina:

Top 10 Easter Films

Top 10 Films That Have Helped to Frame the War in Iraq

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Kerry:

Aqua Colbert Massage In a Bottle

Dakota the Mummified Duckbilled Dinosaur Gets Its Rocks Off

East meets West at Art Dubai, the first annual contemporary art fair to take place in this dynamic city, where cultural partnerships and a stimulating dialogue on contemporary art are being fostered and enriched. The fair began on March 19th and will continue to run through March 22nd. Almost 70 galleries in 30 different countries are participating, including those in the Middle East, North America, South America, Africa and Australia. The UAE has already received much attention for being the future second home of the Louvre, and Dubai specifically for its chic cosmopolitan nightlife, glitzy hotels, and opulent skyscrapers.

On the margins of this cultural courting, however, are some headlining South Asian artists who feature themes in their work reminiscent of the UAE’s longstanding issues regarding migrant labor conditions and abuse.

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