Dinesh Francis has done a four part series of posts on how the anit-terrorist operations in Mumbai were conducted- what went wrong, what, he feels, ideally should’ve been done etc. for instance, in the third post, he says:

What went wrong – Too many Voices:
Perhaps there is a hesitation to setup a unified command in any situation, because any lapse in judgement would be ‘pinned’ on the authority-figure in command. So, we saw people come, go in, rush out – and claim their credit immediately, and precautionarily, before anything untoward could happen following their involvement. [...]

Ideally: There should be just one voice – or maybe two; Centre & State – giving responses, to the press and issuing statements and updates. A strict Gag-order must be enforced…[...]

Ind’eally: Indian journalism doesn’t score very high on ethics as it is. And it has been ages since a newpaper or a media-house was regarded for it’s honest unbiased reporting, without any ‘leanings’.