Apologizing for the Blasts in Bombay

Everyone on the planet now knows about the blasts in Bombay that have killed almost 200 people. In addition to the usual rhetoric that accompanies such violence, there has been considerable condemnation and sympathy from two specific quarters: Indian Muslims, and the Pakistani government. These statements were issued almost immediately after the fact, suggesting that they were meant to preempt accusatory fingers that were inevitably going to be aimed their way. But, given that we don't know who it was, or why they did it, why is it that these two groups feel compelled to respond immediately? Yes, of course, one realizes the politics of the situation. Pakistan and India have their long-standing tensions, and there is sometimes good reason for each to point fingers at each other when things go horribly wrong domestically. And of course, for many in India, including increasingly the mainstream, Indian Muslims are practically Pakistanis anyway - at the very least they are seen as suspect citizens, with questionable loyalties. (Frankly, I shudder to think what lies ahead for Indian Muslims in the immediate future, especially those in Bombay.) But even if these knee-jerk condemnations makes sense to me, they still feel kind of sick - because they reinforce the suspicion and mistrust, not dispel it.