India’s business leaders, stunned by the attacks on their country’s financial capital, have urged the government to take immediate measures to safeguard financial institutions if Mumbai is to hold its place as one of the world’s top 10 commercial hubs.

Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata Group and one of the country’s most prominent industrialists, criticised the government for not learning from previous attacks by putting in place an emergency response in case the city came under violent attack.