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| India-Pakistan |
| Fears confirmed: 'CBMs backfired' |
| 2006-07-26 |
| The only thing this confirms is that the Indian PM is gullible Union home minister Shivraj Patil confirmed the worst suspicions of security agencies on Tuesday when he said that terrorists had taken advantage of buses and trains launched as part of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) to sneak in from Pakistan and Bangladesh. The acknowledgement was based on the intelligence input that those who came here to watch cricket matches and went missing (11 of them from Mohali in 2005) might have been terrorists. This has become a serious area of concern as security agencies track terror suspects in the wake of the Mumbai blasts. Replying to an adjournment motion moved by BJP in Lok Sabha, the home minister elaborated that terror had spread its tentacles not just in border towns but well into the hinterland. The minister said, "Terrorists have come through water and air taking advantage of the friendly atmosphere...the warmth in ties." The adverse side-effects of the people-to-people contacts between India and Pakistan may prove to be a dampener for CBM enthusiasts who have advocated cultural interaction with neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh. While interaction is seen to bring down barriers and dissolve stereotypes, Pakistani visitors can see whether conditions in India tally with PTV propaganda, there are security concerns in the CBMs being abused. |
| Posted by:john |
| #3 At least mexicans don't go around throwing grenades into shopping malls and planting bombs in the subway... |
| Posted by: john 2006-07-26 20:15 |
| #2 So the Indian taxpayer finances the bus service that delivers terrorists to their cities. Nice. illegal immigration.. sounds like our govt. John |
| Posted by: RD 2006-07-26 19:29 |
| #1 So the Indian taxpayer finances the bus service that delivers terrorists to their cities. Nice. The bus leaving Indian Kashmir has been running EMPTY most days, with the occasional single passenger. Manmohan Singh needs to get a clue. |
| Posted by: john 2006-07-26 15:26 |