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Bangladesh
Bangladesh, a launching pad for terrorists: M.K. Narayanan
2006-10-20
Indian National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan on Thursday said India regarded Bangladesh as a "sanctuary" for terrorists and also a "launching pad" for them into India.
"We are in touch with the Bangladesh Government on the issue and I think the cooperation is not as forthcoming as it should be..."
"We are in touch with the Bangladesh Government on the issue and I think the cooperation is not as forthcoming as it should be," Mr. Narayanan told presspersons here after addressing a meeting of senior police officials of the State on the national security scenario.

Mr. Narayanan said as India wanted to maintain friendly relations with its neighbours, it would continue dialogue and persuasion with Bangladesh. He said apart from Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, leaders of several militant outfits operating in the North-East, such as Paresh Barua, were living in Bangladesh and aiding terrorism. Mr. Narayanan said sharing of intelligence was not part of the anti-terrorism mechanism Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had recently discussed with the Pakistan President.

Incident-specific information, like that relating to the Mumbai train blasts or the attack on the Indian Institute of Science, would be shared with Pakistan, he said. To a question, Mr. Narayanan said the confidence building measures that India would discuss with Pakistan might not have a direct impact on the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as "the ISI was a state within the state."
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