The Hindu Business Line : Terror challenge more grave: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Post Mumbai attacks, Pakistan based groups such as Lashker-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed persist in their attempts to launch terror attacks in India posing “grave” challenge, the Home Minister, Mr P Chidambaram warned on Monday.

“The terrorist groups including LeT and JeM persist in their endeavour to launch terror attacks. They continue to innovate new ways and means of deniability. They find support among disgruntled elements within India,” Mr Chidambaram said.

Inaugurating a three-day long conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of police organised by Intelligence Bureau, Mr Chidambaram cross border terrorism “is a matter of deep concern” and policing in India was always a challenge and after “2 6/11, the challenge has become more grave.”

“Let me state our position clearly. On terrorism, our stance is zero tolerance. We shall raise our level of preparedness to fight any terror threat attack and, in the case of threat or attack, our response will be swift and decisive,” the Home Minister s aid.

He said the security agencies have neutralised 13 terror modules in the first six months of this year. Describing 26/11 attacks as a “game-changer”, he said, “We meet under circumstances that pose formidable challenges to the security of the nation. Th e attacks in Mumbai on November 26, last year were a game changer. We can no longer afford to business as usual”. - PTI

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