Software industry is high on terrorists' target list:Home Secy

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) India's globally acclaimed software
industry is high on the terrorists' target list and sensitive
installations like atomic plants and refineries located on the
coastline are vulnerable to terror attacks, Indian Home
Secretary G K Pillai said Wednesday.

"We are world leaders in software. But software industry
is high on the threat list," Pillai said addressing a
conference on 'Challenge of Terrorism to India's
Infrastructure and Economy' here.
The Home Secretary said all software companies in India
were now realising this fact and they were taking their own
measures to protect themselves.
"And the government is also in partnership with many of
the companies making effort to provide adequate security (to
foil any attempt by the terrorists to target them)," he said.
Indian software exports have risen from Rs 28,350 crore in
2000-01 to an estimated Rs 216,300 crore in 2008-09.
The industry is expected to grow 16 per cent this fiscal and
log revenues of USD 60 billion despite the global slowdown.
Pillai said India's western coastline hosting several
petroleum and nuclear installations are vulnerable to terror
strikes from the sea route.
"Petroleum and nuclear installations located on the
western coast are highly vulnerable," he said. (More) PTI ACB
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