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Expert Talk: A RAW view of terror web
Published on Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 17:11, Updated on Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 19:04 in 
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By Col Grewal (Retd)
CNN-IBN brings in an elite panel of security experts to analyse the expanding web of terror in and around India.
On the eastern borders of India, insurgency was the primary concern till the other day. But of late, insurgency has receded to the background and now it is terrorism and related activities. During the insurgency days, Myanmar hosted insurgents in various camps and because of the activities of the KIA, northern Burma or Myanmar as it is called now, was a spot that posed a direct threat to the integrity of India.
Now with insurgency on the decline, with insurgent movements getting into negotiations with the Government of India, it is the immediate east, that is Bangladesh and the Far East (Southeast Asia) that have become the focal point for anti-Indian activities.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned, it is hosting all erstwhile Bangladeshi insurgent groups that are active or engaged in negotiations with the Central Government as well as the terrorists who are launching anti-India activities. The ISI’s presence in Bangladesh is not what it used to be two years back. The ISI is maintaining a low profile in Bangladesh and the main ISI hub at present is in Nepal.
The ISI-HUJI link:
The ISI is in direct league with the HUJI (Harkat-Ul-Jihad-e-Islam) for all terrorist-related activities inside India. As far as manpower, training, recruitment are concerned, they are being done inside Bangladesh.
Their training camps are located northeast of Cox’s Bazaar, near a place called Ali Kadam. The camp is located at a place called Rangrang town, which is 5 hours of marching distance to the east from Ali Kadam.
The HUJI, some representatives of the ISI and foreign mercenaries are training the extremists in handling various types of explosives and indulging in various types of activities.
"As far as movement of explosives, arms or ammunition is concerned, it is not overland either through Myanmar or through Nepal. It is taking place via a sea route." |
The actual movement of trained extremists is taking place from the Siliguri corridor because of its close proximity with the handlers and controllers in Nepal.
As far as movement of explosives, arms or ammunition is concerned, it is not overland either through Myanmar or through Nepal. It is taking place via a sea route. The takeoff point for arms, ammunition and equipment is Ranong, the southern tip of Thailand. It is under the aegis of the LTTE. They come in the LTTE-controlled trawlers into the Andaman Sea and the transfer takes place in the vicinity of the south Andamans.
All weapons and equipment meant for extremist elements are transferred into small boats, which then move into Cox’s Bazaar in which narcotics is also part and the rest is taken by the LTTE towards the Jaffna Peninsula. Earlier counterfeit currency was also transported in the same way, but now because of its bulk and modern detection techniques it is only narcotics that is the main financial resource as far as extremist activities are concerned. It is easy to handle, small in bulk and generates more money.
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