India, Nov. 13 -- Even as the media debated the ins and outs of the car blast at the Red Fort, the government was admirably cautious in labelling it a terror attack, confirming it two days later after investigators probed the incident. Some basic facts are now available in the public domain. A module was tracked from Kashmir, and a load of explosive material found its way through Saharanpur and Faridabad, a direction that logically means it was headed for the Capital.

New data confirms that the two are connected incidents, with the same module involved. So far, no direct Pakistan link has been unearthed, other than a strong dose of radicalisation of whose source and motivation is unclear. That only makes it more dangerous. This is like a...