The Indian government has only recently announced that it will be stepping up security measures considerably after the catastrophic Mumbai attacks a couple of weeks ago. Interior Minister P Chidambaram said a national investigative agency would now be launched, anti terror laws strengthened and coastal security will undergo a serious clamp down. This is the Indian government’s first real response to what happened recently. The public have been demanding that measures be taken against the militant attack group which left at least 173 people dead, including nine of the 10 gunmen. Indian and US intelligence said that the militants could have come from Pakistan and has since urged the Pakistani government to act upon the militants’ actions. However Pakistan has denied any involvement with the issue yet assures the Indian and US government that they will help with the investigation to find out the people responsible for this un-provoked attack.
The entire situation has been under tremendous pressure from the American government to act upon the attacks in a positive manner. The new Indian security plans were announced on the day a magistrate extended custody of prisoners including the lone surviving gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab until December 24th. “We can not go back to business as usual. We have to take hard decisions and prepare country and people to face the horrifying challenge of terrorism”, Mr Chidambaram told the parliament earlier yesterday.
There were a number of issues addressed in Mr Chidambaram’s speech. A national investigation agency for terrorism would be set up in India along with terrorism laws being strengthened and beefed up. Various military sources had indicated that the Indian Special Forces and security systems had not been updated in years and was in desperate need of repair. Communication between the Indian anti-terrorism groups is weak and their infrastructure to fight terrorism is under-resourced and under-staffed.
The UN Security Council has announced that four leaders of Lashkar-e-taiba to a list of people facing sanctions for possible ties with the Taleban and Al-Qaeda.
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