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| New Delhi says ISI infiltrating Indian military |
| 2006-10-24 |
| India on Monday accused Pakistan of adopting a policy to actively encourage Indian soldiers to betray their country, while also charging Islamabad with operating a spy network between New Delhi and Kathmandu. The allegations came after India said at the weekend that it had arrested an army sergeant for allegedly handing secret military papers to a Pakistan High Commission employee. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a Coast Guards commanders’ conference, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said: “It is a matter of extreme concern that the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) is trying to infiltrate and subvert our armed forces.” Pakistan has denied that its employee was involved in espionage activity. But there was no immediate reaction from Islamabad to New Delhi’s latest charge. “Our intelligence networks in all the three services are active as there have been inputs that the ISI is trying to infiltrate the services and also make some of the personnel corrupt,” Mukherjee noted. He said that the armed forces had launched a major hunt for spies in its million-plus army, adding that “sometimes we catch moles. But this time the exercises are aimed at nailing the kingpins”. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Pranab Mukherjee is the new Indian Foreign Minister. AK Antony, a former chief minister of Kerala state (and a christian) is the new Indian defence minister. |
| Posted by: john 2006-10-24 13:46 |