India remains vulnerable to terror attack: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) India is as vulnerable to a terror
attack today as it was a few months ago because terrorist
groups have forged alliances against the country, Indian Home
Minister P Chidambaram said Wednesday.

"We are as vulnerable today, as we were a few months ago.
Groups like LeT are now coordinating their action. One of
these groups appears to have forged ties with Al-Qaeda," he
said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) .
Without naming Pakistan, Chidambaram said even while there
has not been any terrorist attack in the last one year, the
country cannot lower its guard because "our adversary has not
changed its attitude..."
Replying to a debate on the internal security, he said the
epicentre of the cross border terrorism is the junction point
of Afghanistan and Pakistan and since India is in the region,
"we are vulnerable".
Referring to insurgency in the North East, the Home
Minister said ULFA is likely to make a political statement in
the next few days and the government is ready to talk to them.
"ULFA is in disarray today. In next few days, the United
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leadership will make a
political statement. Our government is prepared to talk to
ULFA provided they abjure violence and there is no demand for
sovereignty," he said. (MORE) PTI PC
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