Security environment in the country remains uncertain: PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) Noting that the security
environment in the country "continues to be uncertain",
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said there
were reports of cross-border camps for terrorists being
reactivated.
He said the recent terror attacks in Mumbai and Delhi
"are grim reminders of the challenges posed by terrorism to
our national security. Over the last year, Left-wing extremism
has also claimed the lives of many innocent persons and police
personnel.
"There are reports of cross-border camps for terrorists
being reactivated, and of attempts to induct fresh batches of
militants into the country," Singh said in his speech at the
three-day Directors General and Inspectors General conference
organised by India's Intelligence Bureau.
While expressing satisfaction over the peaceful summer
in Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister said while a process
of broad-based consultation has been initiated to find
honourable settlement, "there is no room for complacency on
the security front in the state".
Attempts of infiltration and induction of new cadre were
"foiled through smooth and coordinated functioning of all
security agencies," he said.
"We have initiated a process of broad-based consultation
to find a way forward in Jammu and Kashmir. We need to give
the processes of dialogue and democracy a chance to secure a
just and honourable settlement that meets the aspirations of
all sections of the people," he said.
"Our social fabric continues to be targeted by organised
terrorism, abetted by misguided zeal and false propaganda
among youth and marginalised sections of society. We have to
contend with Left-wing militancy, parochial and chauvinistic
movements, and tensions cause by socio-economic imbalances and
iniquities and rapid urbanisation," the Prime Minister said.
He said these were difficult and challenging times for
the police and it should work within the bounds of democratic
framework in which human rights are scrupulously respected and
upheld while dealing with these challenges.
In an apparent reference to the recent movement led by
anti-graft activist Anna Hazare, the Prime Minister said, "The
country recently witnessed an outpouring of public anger
against corruption."
"A life in the service of the people is a noble calling,
particularly so far those charged with the responsibility of
securing life and liberty. People who enlist themselves for
such a task must take pride in their ability to honestly
discharge their duties," he said.
Complimenting the Jammu and Kashmir Police for improving
capabilities for controlling demonstrations, Singh said,
"Crowd control techniques in a democracy where people
vigorously vent their opinions have to strike a fine balance
between the requirement to maintain law and order and the
imperative of using minimum, non-lethal force".
He said the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack showed that the
terrorists use the latest technologies for communication and
real time information sharing.
"We have to remain one step ahead of our adversaries," he
said expressing hope that India's intelligence database
NATGRID would enable seamless retrieval and dissemination of
information critical to the task of anticipating and
pre-empting terrorist attack.