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Blaming non-state actors for terror no excuse: India
SAARC-CHIDAMBARAM
Blaming non-state actors for terror no excuse: India
From Achinta Borah
Thimphu, Jul 23 (PTI) In a veiled attack on Pakistan,
India on Saturday said that no country can escape its
responsibility by blaming non-state actors for terrorist
activities emanating from its soil.
As long as the territory of a country is used by
non-state actors to prepare for terror attacks, that country
owes a legal and moral responsibility to its neighbours and to
the world to suppress those non-state actors and bring them to
justice, India's Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
"Sometimes, I think that the distinction between state
actors and non-state actors is misplaced and intended to
misdirect our efforts to deal with terrorist groups at the
very source -- the recruitment centres, the training camps and
their safe havens and sanctuaries," he said addressing the 4th
meeting of the SAARC Interior/ Home Ministers here.
Describing terrorism as the biggest existentialist
challenge in South Asia, Chidambaram said the menace in the
region can be best tackled through effective cooperation among
the SAARC nations.
"We have no alternative but to deploy the best
instruments and resources at our disposal in our fight against
terrorism," he said.
The Home Minister emphasised the need for examining the
existing mechanisms for countering terrorism, drug
trafficking, trafficking in human beings, arms smuggling and
counterfeiting, including organised production and
distribution of fake Indian currency notes. (More) PTI ACB
EKA
SAARC-CHIDAMBARAM 2 LAST
Chidambaram said South Asia was perhaps the most troubled
and vulnerable region in the world as the vast majority of
terrorist incidents this year -- as well as last year --
occurred there.
"Terrorist groups in this region have flourished because
of the support they have found from state and non-state
actors," he said.
The Home Minister said that terrorism is the most
significant existential challenge to peace and security in
South Asia and it is the single largest hindrance to
socio-economic development in the region.
"The lives and safety of our people continue to remain at
significant risk from targeted, deliberate and cowardly
terrorist outrages," he said.
Chidambaram also expressed India's continuing commitment
to discharge its responsibilities in SAARC in an effective
manner, saying it would do its best to ensure that the
grouping evolves into a vibrant regional economic
organisation.
"Here, I would like to recall the fruitful meeting that
we had during the Conference of the Interior/Home Ministers of
SAARC countries in Islamabad in June 2010 where we last met.
We agreed, inter alia, on the broad contours of cooperation to
combat terrorism.
"I am sure that all of us are equally committed to our
common endeavour in eliminating the menace of terrorism," he
said.
The Home Minister said the process of taking forward a
proactive agenda on cooperation in our neighbourhood was
integrally connected with the shared ability to cooperate in
eliminating the threats posed by terrorists, drug traffickers,
arms smugglers and others whose activities affect the safety
and security of our people. (More) PTI ACB
EKA
SAARC-CHIDAMBARAM 3 LAST
"On the positive side, I may note that our leaders have
agreed on the need for greater regional connectivity, better
transport infrastructure, enhanced flow of material and goods,
effective border control regimes, and taking further steps to
facilitate integration," Chidambaram said.
He said the threat of terrorism, which is a common
challenge in the region, can be tackled only with the fullest
cooperation amongst the member nations of the SAARC.
"We have no alternative but to deploy the best
instruments and resources at our disposal in our fight against
terrorism. What we need now is to be more proactive in
implementing our resolutions in letter and spirit," he said.
For instance, he said, much more can be done by sharing
information on real-time basis on terrorism and all forms of
organised criminal activity.
Referring to the existing Convention on Mutual Assistance
in Criminal Matters, signed nearly three years ago at the 15th
Summit of the grouping, Chidambaram said if SAARC acts on the
provisions of the Convention, it will facilitate
evidence-sharing and the seizure and confiscation of criminal
and terrorist funds.
"Cooperation in our region should lead us to enhancing
our cooperation in international fora as well. The proposed UN
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism is long
overdue. As a region with the highest incidence of terror, we
need to press for such a Convention soon.
"For our part, insofar as sharing information and
capacity is concerned, India is committed to doing so in a
reciprocal manner. We remain open to offering support and
cooperation through training programmes in areas of criminal
investigation, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances,
cyber crime, economic offences and bank fraud cases," he said.
The Home Minister also announced that New Delhi will host
the 'Meeting of SAARC Eminent Experts to Strengthen
Anti-Terrorism Mechanism' sometime in October 2011. PTI ACB
EKA
Blaming non-state actors for terror no excuse: India
From Achinta Borah
Thimphu, Jul 23 (PTI) In a veiled attack on Pakistan,
India on Saturday said that no country can escape its
responsibility by blaming non-state actors for terrorist
activities emanating from its soil.
As long as the territory of a country is used by
non-state actors to prepare for terror attacks, that country
owes a legal and moral responsibility to its neighbours and to
the world to suppress those non-state actors and bring them to
justice, India's Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
"Sometimes, I think that the distinction between state
actors and non-state actors is misplaced and intended to
misdirect our efforts to deal with terrorist groups at the
very source -- the recruitment centres, the training camps and
their safe havens and sanctuaries," he said addressing the 4th
meeting of the SAARC Interior/ Home Ministers here.
Describing terrorism as the biggest existentialist
challenge in South Asia, Chidambaram said the menace in the
region can be best tackled through effective cooperation among
the SAARC nations.
"We have no alternative but to deploy the best
instruments and resources at our disposal in our fight against
terrorism," he said.
The Home Minister emphasised the need for examining the
existing mechanisms for countering terrorism, drug
trafficking, trafficking in human beings, arms smuggling and
counterfeiting, including organised production and
distribution of fake Indian currency notes. (More) PTI ACB
EKA
SAARC-CHIDAMBARAM 2 LAST
Chidambaram said South Asia was perhaps the most troubled
and vulnerable region in the world as the vast majority of
terrorist incidents this year -- as well as last year --
occurred there.
"Terrorist groups in this region have flourished because
of the support they have found from state and non-state
actors," he said.
The Home Minister said that terrorism is the most
significant existential challenge to peace and security in
South Asia and it is the single largest hindrance to
socio-economic development in the region.
"The lives and safety of our people continue to remain at
significant risk from targeted, deliberate and cowardly
terrorist outrages," he said.
Chidambaram also expressed India's continuing commitment
to discharge its responsibilities in SAARC in an effective
manner, saying it would do its best to ensure that the
grouping evolves into a vibrant regional economic
organisation.
"Here, I would like to recall the fruitful meeting that
we had during the Conference of the Interior/Home Ministers of
SAARC countries in Islamabad in June 2010 where we last met.
We agreed, inter alia, on the broad contours of cooperation to
combat terrorism.
"I am sure that all of us are equally committed to our
common endeavour in eliminating the menace of terrorism," he
said.
The Home Minister said the process of taking forward a
proactive agenda on cooperation in our neighbourhood was
integrally connected with the shared ability to cooperate in
eliminating the threats posed by terrorists, drug traffickers,
arms smugglers and others whose activities affect the safety
and security of our people. (More) PTI ACB
EKA
SAARC-CHIDAMBARAM 3 LAST
"On the positive side, I may note that our leaders have
agreed on the need for greater regional connectivity, better
transport infrastructure, enhanced flow of material and goods,
effective border control regimes, and taking further steps to
facilitate integration," Chidambaram said.
He said the threat of terrorism, which is a common
challenge in the region, can be tackled only with the fullest
cooperation amongst the member nations of the SAARC.
"We have no alternative but to deploy the best
instruments and resources at our disposal in our fight against
terrorism. What we need now is to be more proactive in
implementing our resolutions in letter and spirit," he said.
For instance, he said, much more can be done by sharing
information on real-time basis on terrorism and all forms of
organised criminal activity.
Referring to the existing Convention on Mutual Assistance
in Criminal Matters, signed nearly three years ago at the 15th
Summit of the grouping, Chidambaram said if SAARC acts on the
provisions of the Convention, it will facilitate
evidence-sharing and the seizure and confiscation of criminal
and terrorist funds.
"Cooperation in our region should lead us to enhancing
our cooperation in international fora as well. The proposed UN
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism is long
overdue. As a region with the highest incidence of terror, we
need to press for such a Convention soon.
"For our part, insofar as sharing information and
capacity is concerned, India is committed to doing so in a
reciprocal manner. We remain open to offering support and
cooperation through training programmes in areas of criminal
investigation, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances,
cyber crime, economic offences and bank fraud cases," he said.
The Home Minister also announced that New Delhi will host
the 'Meeting of SAARC Eminent Experts to Strengthen
Anti-Terrorism Mechanism' sometime in October 2011. PTI ACB
EKA
