US places Indian Mujahideen on terror list
"An India-based terrorist group with significant links to Pakistan, IM is responsible for dozens of bomb attacks throughout India since 2005, and has caused the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians," the State Department said.
It said the group maintained close ties to Pakistani-based groups on the terrorism list, and had as its goal attacks against non-Muslims with the ultimate aim of creating an Islamic caliphate across South Asia.
India has accused the group of carrying out an attack in town of Pune February 13, 2010 that claimed the lives of 16 people.
IM has also claimed responsibility for a series of bombings in New Delhi in September 2008, as well as 16 coordinated explosions in July 2008 in Ahmedabad and bombings the same year in Jaipur.
Placing the group on the terrorism list means that their assets can be frozen and Americans are barred from assisting the group.
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This is all an ISI conspiracy. How can "shining" and rising world superpower India suddenly become a hub of terror activitity and terrorist infrastructure!!?? All problems in India are because of ISI. Indian Mujahideen is also an ISI conspiracy. In fact, members of Indian Mujahideen are all Pakistani nationals. The Indian Army soldiers commiting massacres in Kashmir who are the root cause of all these terror groups are also all Pakistanis and an ISI conspiracy!!
This cannot happen in incredible India
I think people are missing the crux of the main argument here. Instead of pointing fingers at Pakistan, why shouldn't India just for one second just look at why this group exists in the first place? The Indian mujahideen is a home grown group made up of Indians and not Pakistanis. There should be a thorough study as to why there are radicalised disgruntled youth entering these organisations in the first place. Blaming Pakistan all the time is akin to living in denial mode for Indians.
India's policies in Kashmir are among the root causes for all these organisations propping up. An Indian homegrown terror group appearing in the US terror list is nothing to cheer about. On the contrary, as an Indian, I would be very concerned how an Indian group managed to enter the US list of terror threats.
Many of the comments equate naxalites with IM. As mentioned by Khalid Ahmed naxalites issue is purely economic but IM kills in the name of religion. Naxalites are not brain washed to believe crap like 72 virgins. They never singled out and killed foreigners.
ISPR's Athar Abbas and the government should place a million dollar advertisement in NY times and wall street journal to improve image!! LOL!
@amir jafri
Naxalism can be removed by economic development. But how do we remove terrorist organizations that are brainwashed with fake hadiths like Ghazwa-e-Hind and funded by those with political vengeance?
@ syed - let's stop living in denial brother. For decades Pakistan has supported terrorism across the world and now we have become the butt of jokes worldwide. The terrorists are ruining our nation and every nation around us. We can either hang our heads in shame and melt into the earth or fight these terrorists back and show the world we are deserving of its trust and friendship once again.
Why america doesn't add in list Maons. They have killed thousands not hundred innocent people in india? Its news also published in a backpage of newspapers. Why? Only they are non-muslims??
Why is there double stranded?
@amir jafri: Dear Amir, Can't understand what you want to say regarding this news subject. US is talking about IM not naxalites. Naxalites is our internal issue, do not worry regarding this we will solve this problem in near future. And you pakistanis don't know for what naxalites are fighting for as U people are thinking they want seperate indepndent state which is not true. we are not blaming any country for naxalite problem. Be clear before writing comments.
On hindsight it appears that an exchange of population purely on the basis of religion should have taken place at the time of partition. It would surely have been unethical,inhuman and against the principles of individual freedom (of choice) liberty, but probably would have saved India from these internal parasites.
Vienna,15-09-2011 There are Indians in Pakistan placed on terrorist list. Indian Mujahideen is linked with them. I have suggested it elsewhere may be here I should repeat it, Pakistan should help the world develop an encyclopedia of Islam, heretics and hadiths with annexure of the entire standard law book of sharia. That can help world in general identify peace loving Muslims. Taravadu Taranga Trust for Media Monitoring TTTMM India --Kulamarva Balakrishna
Correct step by US. All those terrorist org working in PAK should be on that list.
Seems like every terrorist group in the World can be traced back to Pakistan somehow -- you might consider doing something about that.
Thank you US