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Krishna in Dhaka, to take up issue of ISI camps in Bangladesh
Krishna in Dhaka, to take up issue of ISI camps in Bangladesh - The Times of India
Sachin Parashar, TNN | Jul 7, 2011, 05.06am IST
Read more:S M Krishna|Lashkar-e-Taiba|ISI terror camps
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S M Krishna will take up the issue of ISI terror camps in Bangladesh during his three-day visit to that country that started Wednesday. Highly placed sources said Krishna will discuss the issue in his meeting with his counterpart Dipu Moni who, in a departure from convention, himself received the Indian foreign minister at the airport.
Sources said that Krishna will articulate India's concerns over the activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba which is believed to have stepped up efforts to build a support network in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent remark that 25% of Bangladeshi population is anti-India and in the clutches of the ISI had irked many in India even if Dhaka itself managed to remain stoic.
While it is being speculated that Krishna will try and undo the damage, if any, caused by Singh's remarks ahead of his visit to Dhaka in September, intelligence and security agencies admit that it is difficult to argue against the essence of the PM's comments.
Upon his arrival in Dhaka, Krishna said that both the countries remain committed to fight the "scourge of terrorism''. The Sheikh Hasina government, as is widely acknowledged, has shown the inclination to address India's concerns but the country remains a fertile ground for ISI and several terror groups operating under its wings.
In his interaction with Indian strategic community members, slain Pakistani journalist Salim Shahzad had repeatedly warned that al-Qaida was working hard to establish training centres in Bangladesh. The arrest of three LeT terrorists from Chittagong late last year had revealed how Pakistan-based terror groups were increasingly looking at Bangladesh as a possible base for carrying out strikes against India. The three terrorists, who were arrested from a madrasa, had revealed that they were getting assistance directly from the ISI which even arranged passports for them.
"I hope no adverse inference will be drawn by the Bangladesh government from the Prime Minister's remarks," said Krishna when asked if the remarks on Bangladesh and ISI would lead to any negative fallout. "I would not say a controversy has been created by the Prime Minister."
"The very fact that the Prime Minister spoke to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina is indicative of the fact that our PM is in favour of strong India-Bangladesh relations," Krishna added, as he described the two countries as natural allies.
Krishna in Dhaka, to take up issue of ISI camps in Bangladesh - The Times of India
Sachin Parashar, TNN | Jul 7, 2011, 05.06am IST
Read more:S M Krishna|Lashkar-e-Taiba|ISI terror camps
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S M Krishna will take up the issue of ISI terror camps in Bangladesh during his three-day visit to that country that started Wednesday. Highly placed sources said Krishna will discuss the issue in his meeting with his counterpart Dipu Moni who, in a departure from convention, himself received the Indian foreign minister at the airport.
Sources said that Krishna will articulate India's concerns over the activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba which is believed to have stepped up efforts to build a support network in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent remark that 25% of Bangladeshi population is anti-India and in the clutches of the ISI had irked many in India even if Dhaka itself managed to remain stoic.
While it is being speculated that Krishna will try and undo the damage, if any, caused by Singh's remarks ahead of his visit to Dhaka in September, intelligence and security agencies admit that it is difficult to argue against the essence of the PM's comments.
Upon his arrival in Dhaka, Krishna said that both the countries remain committed to fight the "scourge of terrorism''. The Sheikh Hasina government, as is widely acknowledged, has shown the inclination to address India's concerns but the country remains a fertile ground for ISI and several terror groups operating under its wings.
In his interaction with Indian strategic community members, slain Pakistani journalist Salim Shahzad had repeatedly warned that al-Qaida was working hard to establish training centres in Bangladesh. The arrest of three LeT terrorists from Chittagong late last year had revealed how Pakistan-based terror groups were increasingly looking at Bangladesh as a possible base for carrying out strikes against India. The three terrorists, who were arrested from a madrasa, had revealed that they were getting assistance directly from the ISI which even arranged passports for them.
"I hope no adverse inference will be drawn by the Bangladesh government from the Prime Minister's remarks," said Krishna when asked if the remarks on Bangladesh and ISI would lead to any negative fallout. "I would not say a controversy has been created by the Prime Minister."
"The very fact that the Prime Minister spoke to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina is indicative of the fact that our PM is in favour of strong India-Bangladesh relations," Krishna added, as he described the two countries as natural allies.
