Israeli Troops To Train Indians in Counterterrorism

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Israeli Troops To Train Indians in Counterterrorism
By vivek raghuvanshi
Published: 9 Sep 13:02 EDT (17:02 GMT)

NEW DELHI -India and Israel are drafting a roadmap for Israeli commando forces to conduct specialized counterterrorism exercises for Indian troops.

Israel's Army chief, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, and Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor will finalize the details of the exercises during Mizrahi's Sept. 9-11 visit here.

A senior Indian Army official said that under the proposed agreement, a select group of Israeli commandos will train Indian troops at different unnamed locations in India, including jungles, mountains and highly populated urban zones. Without divulging specifics, the Army official said the Indian forces will undergo intense close-quarter operations training with the aim of learning how to kill insurgents or terrorists without harming the local population.

The plan calls for the Indian troops to have multiple training sessions on a regular basis, the Army official said.

Indian Army has also taken a keen interest in the homeland security operations, armaments and surveillance devices used by Israeli troops.

India is the largest importer of weaponry from Israel. Last week, India awarded a $260 million contract to Rafael of Israel for 36 Spyder Air Defense systems for the Indian Air Force.

Israeli Troops To Train Indians in Counterterrorism - Defense News

 

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This is good news for the Indian army as the Israelis are well versed in COIN operations, tactics and have battle tested equipment.

 

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This is good news for the Indian army as the Israelis are well versed in COIN operations, tactics and have battle tested equipment.

And they have practiced those tactics against teenage stone throwing palistinian boys

 

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And they have practiced those tactics against teenage stone throwing palistinian boys

no Jana. their tactics were so successful, that the palestinians were left with only teenage boys and stones!

 

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no Jana. their tactics were so successful, that the palestinians were left with only teenage boys and stones!

offcourse when you kill empty handed grown up men with rolling tanks over them what else there left.

So the Indian army is going to learn that too ???

BTW dont you think so they are expert in those tactics already

 

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offcourse when you kill empty handed grown up men with rolling tanks over them what else there left.

So the Indian army is going to learn that too ???

BTW dont you think so they are expert in those tactics already

jana, u know very well what i meant. the palestinian terrorists were not empty handed. they were a real threat for israel till the turn of the century. there used to be something like a bombing every other day in israel. plus these terrorists were supported by Syria, Egypt (till Egypt recognised Israel) and Jordan. When the Munich massacre was committed, they were considered amongst the most powerful terrorist organisation in the world.

now these terrorist groups have to confront Merkavas with stones. They are being eliminated like rats. That itself shows the efficiency with which Israel deals with terrorists.

 

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jana, u know very well what i meant. the palestinian terrorists were not empty handed. they were a real threat for israel till the turn of the century. there used to be something like a bombing every other day in israel. plus these terrorists were supported by Syria, Egypt (till Egypt recognised Israel) and Jordan. When the Munich massacre was committed, they were considered amongst the most powerful terrorist organisation in the world.

now these terrorist groups have to confront Merkavas with stones. They are being eliminated like rats. That itself shows the efficiency with which Israel deals with terrorists.

So much so for the false claim of Hypoc rats about so-called Palestianin "terrorists"

Indeed brutal shamless forces love to kill innocent be it in Palestine of Indian Held Kashmir.

Shamelss

 

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worse than animals who support such brutality of Israel blaming armless Palestinians.

Thats how brutal Zionists Israeli use their military skills on innocent Palestinians

 

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Israel & India have the common ideology. Both countries have a track record of killing Muslims with the difference of locations i.e. Kashmir, Gujrat and Gaza.

 

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Israel & India have the common ideology. Both countries have a track record of killing Muslims with the difference of locations i.e. Kashmir, Gujrat and Gaza.

Shouldn't India be teaching Israel by now?

India is doing some real fighting anyway. Israel got its butt kicked by rag tag militants with actual weapons in 2006.

 

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jana, u know very well what i meant. the palestinian terrorists were not empty handed. they were a real threat for israel till the turn of the century. there used to be something like a bombing every other day in israel. plus these terrorists were supported by Syria, Egypt (till Egypt recognised Israel) and Jordan. When the Munich massacre was committed, they were considered amongst the most powerful terrorist organisation in the world.

now these terrorist groups have to confront Merkavas with stones. They are being eliminated like rats. That itself shows the efficiency with which Israel deals with terrorists.

I gues my friend you have also forgotten the history. It was Jews who were transported from all over the world to Palestine and they who occupied Palestinians land and government. Then they were supported by champions of democracy and peace to establish their occupation of the Palestinian land. When Palestinians started protesting they were labelled terrorists.

Palestinian freedom struggle has been going on since the creation of UN and is the longest pending issue before the UN.

Palestinians were never equiped with weapons that were comparable in performance with the Israelis. That is why they have been unsuccessful till todate.

What you call Israels efficiency is infact Israels inability to eliminate the freedom movement. Despite being far superior in weaponary and immunity from international pressure they have not been able to crush the Palestinians. Palestinians have devised ways and means to counter that by employing different tactics some of which though debatable are justified when considered in the wider context of freedom movement.

 

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Israel & India have the common ideology. Both countries have a track record of killing Muslims with the difference of locations i.e. Kashmir, Gujrat and Gaza.

You forgot to mention that in Gujarat, First 59 Hindus were burned alive in the train by the muslims then the Riots erupted.....however by no mean I am justifying the killing of muslims or Hindus for that matter......these was one of the unfortunate chapter in our history and we common man cant do anything about the game played by the politicians.......and this things are not unique to India ...at the moment Gujarat is fastest growing state not only in India but in asia with rate of 11.8% and because of this hindus and Muslims both are benefiting.

 

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Marshal

That you would resort to spreading a vicious lie is a testament to your character - yes; arguments and debates should be informed, but not with lies - and it is possible that you are uninformed. Persuade with the truth, it will help all of us better undestand the issues.

From BBC news:


India train fire 'not mob attack'

The fire at Godhra triggered days of rioting
An Indian train fire that killed 59 Hindus and provoked deadly religious riots in 2002 was started by accident, a government inquiry has said.
Evidence suggests the fire began inside the train, not that it was fire-bombed, an investigating judge decided.

Most accounts from the time and since said a Muslim mob threw petrol bombs at the train, starting the blaze.

The incident set off days of rioting in Gujarat state in which at least 1,000 people, most of them Muslims,died.

The possibility of an inflammable liquid having been used is completely ruled out

Justice UC Banerjee

Since the train fire, state police have arrested more than 100 Muslims in connection with the incident.

About 75 of them remain on remand awaiting trial. No one has been convicted over the train fire.

Both Gujarat's inspector-general of police and India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were swift to dismiss the inquiry findings.

'Preponderance of evidence'

The Hindus aboard the train were returning from the holy town of Ayodhya when they perished in the blaze at Godhra.

The incident triggered acts of revenge which swept the state for days. Some estimates put the number of people killed in the slaughter at 2,000.


The riots caused divisions which have still to heal

Gujarat's state authorities say Muslims torched the train.

Survivor accounts speak of a stone-throwing mob attacking the train. But doubts have persisted over how the fire started.

Retired Supreme Court judge Umesh Chandra Banerjee, who is leading the government inquiry, dismissed suggestions that inflammable liquid could have been thrown at the train from outside.

"There has been a preponderance of evidence that the fire in coach number S6 originated in the coach itself without any external input," he said.

"The possibility of an inflammable liquid having been used is completely ruled out as there was first a smell of burning, followed by then smoke and flames thereafter."

Justice Banerjee said that according to eyewitness accounts people had been cooking in the carriage at the time it caught fire.

He said the railway authorities had "pre-judged" the incident, and criticised them for not conducting a thorough inquiry.

'Politically motivated'

Justice Banerjee's investigation was set up by the Congress party-led government last summer after it won general elections in India.

There is one probe going on into the conspiracy angle and another criminal trial is in process - was there any need for another probe?

Arun Jaitley
Bharatiya Janata Party

The BJP, which was in power nationally and in Gujarat at the time of the riots, said the inquiry findings were "politically motivated".

Calling the report a disgrace, a spokesman said it was an unfortunate attempt to trivialise what he called one of the worst crimes in India.

Gujarat's inspector-general of police, Rakesh Asthana, also challenged the inquiry report.

He told the BBC the fire was an act of conspiracy and that at least 60 litres of petrol had been poured inside the compartment before burning rags were thrown in from outside.

He said forensic scientists in Gujarat backed the police findings.

The BJP and its chief minister in Gujarat, Narendra Modi, were criticised for not doing enough to restore order once the violence had begun.

Police were alleged to have simply refused to intervene or, in many cases, arrived too late to prevent attacks.

Only a handful of people have been found guilty in riot-related cases.

In 2003 the Supreme Court castigated the authorities for not delivering justice to victims. It has since moved one of the highest-profile riot court cases out of the state.

The riots were viewed by many as a serious challenge to India's record in protecting its minorities and left many Muslims feeling deeply insecure.


Marshal

Sooner or later Bush will be gone, sooner or later the tide will turn and then you may wish that there will be muslims around te world who would favor truth over sentiment - the life they save maybe yours

 

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Marshal

That you would resort to spreading a vicious lie is a testament to your character - yes; arguments and debates should be informed, but not with lies - and it is possible that you are uninformed. Persuade with the truth, it will help all of us better undestand the issues.

From BBC news:


India train fire 'not mob attack'

The fire at Godhra triggered days of rioting
An Indian train fire that killed 59 Hindus and provoked deadly religious riots in 2002 was started by accident, a government inquiry has said.
Evidence suggests the fire began inside the train, not that it was fire-bombed, an investigating judge decided.

Most accounts from the time and since said a Muslim mob threw petrol bombs at the train, starting the blaze.

The incident set off days of rioting in Gujarat state in which at least 1,000 people, most of them Muslims,died.

The possibility of an inflammable liquid having been used is completely ruled out

Justice UC Banerjee

Since the train fire, state police have arrested more than 100 Muslims in connection with the incident.

About 75 of them remain on remand awaiting trial. No one has been convicted over the train fire.

Both Gujarat's inspector-general of police and India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were swift to dismiss the inquiry findings.

'Preponderance of evidence'

The Hindus aboard the train were returning from the holy town of Ayodhya when they perished in the blaze at Godhra.

The incident triggered acts of revenge which swept the state for days. Some estimates put the number of people killed in the slaughter at 2,000.


The riots caused divisions which have still to heal

Gujarat's state authorities say Muslims torched the train.

Survivor accounts speak of a stone-throwing mob attacking the train. But doubts have persisted over how the fire started.

Retired Supreme Court judge Umesh Chandra Banerjee, who is leading the government inquiry, dismissed suggestions that inflammable liquid could have been thrown at the train from outside.

"There has been a preponderance of evidence that the fire in coach number S6 originated in the coach itself without any external input," he said.

"The possibility of an inflammable liquid having been used is completely ruled out as there was first a smell of burning, followed by then smoke and flames thereafter."

Justice Banerjee said that according to eyewitness accounts people had been cooking in the carriage at the time it caught fire.

He said the railway authorities had "pre-judged" the incident, and criticised them for not conducting a thorough inquiry.

'Politically motivated'

Justice Banerjee's investigation was set up by the Congress party-led government last summer after it won general elections in India.

There is one probe going on into the conspiracy angle and another criminal trial is in process - was there any need for another probe?

Arun Jaitley
Bharatiya Janata Party

The BJP, which was in power nationally and in Gujarat at the time of the riots, said the inquiry findings were "politically motivated".

Calling the report a disgrace, a spokesman said it was an unfortunate attempt to trivialise what he called one of the worst crimes in India.

Gujarat's inspector-general of police, Rakesh Asthana, also challenged the inquiry report.

He told the BBC the fire was an act of conspiracy and that at least 60 litres of petrol had been poured inside the compartment before burning rags were thrown in from outside.

He said forensic scientists in Gujarat backed the police findings.

The BJP and its chief minister in Gujarat, Narendra Modi, were criticised for not doing enough to restore order once the violence had begun.

Police were alleged to have simply refused to intervene or, in many cases, arrived too late to prevent attacks.

Only a handful of people have been found guilty in riot-related cases.

In 2003 the Supreme Court castigated the authorities for not delivering justice to victims. It has since moved one of the highest-profile riot court cases out of the state.

The riots were viewed by many as a serious challenge to India's record in protecting its minorities and left many Muslims feeling deeply insecure.


Marshal

Sooner or later Bush will be gone, sooner or later the tide will turn and then you may wish that there will be muslims around te world who would favor truth over sentiment - the life they save maybe yours

Before questioning anyone's character I suggest you should come to India and understand the politics of vote bank..........I dont want to comment anything more on that because you know and I know that we are not going to agree with each others in this matter.......you are relying more on NEWS...and that to on the old out dated one.......so down a bit.....we know the ground situation and politics of India.........By the way.............check this out.......HC terms Sabarmati Express panel illegal - The Financial Express

 

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jana, u know very well what i meant. the palestinian terrorists were not empty handed. they were a real threat for israel till the turn of the century. there used to be something like a bombing every other day in israel. plus these terrorists were supported by Syria, Egypt (till Egypt recognised Israel) and Jordan. When the Munich massacre was committed, they were considered amongst the most powerful terrorist organisation in the world.

now these terrorist groups have to confront Merkavas with stones. They are being eliminated like rats. That itself shows the efficiency with which Israel deals with terrorists.

So your argument is that those stone weilding teens are terrorists? How ignorant one has to be to not hear about Palestinian homes being rolled over to make room for Israeli settlements? The stone throwing does not happen in Israeli areas, it happens when a Merkava comes to paletinian territories!

Gosh the lengths some people would go just to suck up...

And btw, these days Palestinians are firing rockets every now and then rather than suicide bombings. The ONLY thing Israel achieved was the killing of Yasser Arafat and the infighting that ensued between the Palestinians soon after.