Ajai Sahni, Director, Institute of Conflict Management, Delhi on Friday cautioned the Government against adopting flip-flop policies in dealing with Pakistan.
In his keynote address during the ninth seminar on “Global and Indigenous Terrorism: Challenges and the Way Forward” organised by the Strategic Studies Cell of quaint and historical Club in the Kasauli cantonment, he described Pakistan as the major terror exporting nation of the world.
The Convener of the Strategic Studies Cell, former Defence Intelligence Agency Chief, lt Gen Kamal Davar flagged various issues for the nation and security organs of the State to bear in mind to counter both foreign sponsored and indigenous incubated terrorism. He exhorted the gathering that countering terrorism required the synergy of all security organs of the state and politicians in India must not politicise security issues which gravely affect the nation.
Former Central Army Commander, lt Gen VK Ahluwalia underlined the measures the nation must adopt to counter left Wing Extremism while former Editor, Times of India, Manoj Joshi spoke of the responsibilities of the media in countering terrorism. Maj Gen Ashok Mehta explained as to how India had adopted a ‘win-win’ strategy in dealing with lTTE sponsored insurgency, a few decades back in Sri lanka and felt that we could replicate a similar strategy.
GOC-in-C Western Command, lt Gen KJ Singh in his closing address, stated that the Indian Armed Forces were fully equipped to successfully counter all forms of conflict, which our enemy nations may inflict on India. He opined that as we keep our guard up, there was nothing to be alarmed about and the Indian Armed Forces were fully geared to meet any security challenge across the entire spectrum of conflict which comes our way.