India accuses Pakistan of aiding terrorists’ infiltration
“We have information that Pakistan is helping terrorists to enter our territory. We have intelligence inputs. But we are alert,” he told reporters in the Indian capital on Sunday.
In the past, terrorists targeted devotees celebrating Dussehra and Diwali, the two biggest Hindu festivals – which coincide with heavy snowfall on mountainous passes between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. Hence, it falls around the time of the year when traditionally, the last tranche of infiltrators enter India via Kashmir.
With a ceasefire in place for more than 10 years now, the India-Pakistan border has not been the only route for infiltration. More importantly, India’s home-grown groups have made it near impossible to differentiate between foreign infiltrators and local militants.
Security forces are usually doubly alert during the festival season, when most of India is holidaying and huge crowds throng the streets every night – political observers hence feel Shinde has pre-empted any blame heading the way of his ministry if any untoward incident occurs. The home minister, however, did not specifically mention Pakistan’s premier spy agency.
The last such “warning” to Pakistan came from Shinde’s predecessor P Chidambaram in 2009.
“If terrorists from Pakistan try to carry out any attacks in India, they will not only be defeated but will be retaliated against very strongly,” Chidambaram had said. Pakistan, he added, was sending infiltrators into India, but “we have the strength to tackle any such infiltration”.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 22nd, 2012.
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Looks like the kind of the publicity the Malala incident has garnered in the international arena has definitely miffed our sister India. Don't worry, daddy (United States) loves you too! Classic case of sibling rivalry and attention-seeking behavior.
India should disband the millions they employ in army, police, border security, intelligence and other security agencies as they are just good for nothing fat cats as they are totally helpless in countering any infiltration.
Is this something new thing being revealed by Home Minister? It is so frustating, we keep blaming others for our problems. Does India have their own strategy to deal with this problem? Its just re-iterating whenever we cant solve the problem.
So india has intelligence reports but they are still hesitating from going to the International Court of Justice.
once again both side of the population start blaming each other. But the strange thing is that they can't live without each other and with each other. But our forefathers done the correct thing by drawing a political line between them. I think the line should be thin or other otherwise problem starts again.