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| India announces security overhaul | India announces security overhaul |
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| The Indian government has announced a number of steps to strengthen internal security after the Mumbai attacks. | The Indian government has announced a number of steps to strengthen internal security after the Mumbai attacks. |
| Interior Minister P Chidambaram said a national investigative agency would be launched, anti-terror laws beefed up and coastal security strengthened. | |
| It is the government's first detailed response to the public outcry over the attacks which left at least 173 people dead, including nine of the 10 gunmen. | It is the government's first detailed response to the public outcry over the attacks which left at least 173 people dead, including nine of the 10 gunmen. |
| India says militants had Pakistani links and has urged Pakistani action. | |
| Pakistan denies any involvement in the attacks, but has promised to co-operate with the Indian investigation. | Pakistan denies any involvement in the attacks, but has promised to co-operate with the Indian investigation. |
| It has been under tremendous Indian and American pressure to act. | |
| The new Indian security plans were announced on the day a magistrate extended policy custody of the lone surviving gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, until 24 December. | |
| Challenge of terrorism | Challenge of terrorism |
| "We cannot go back to business as usual. We have to take hard decisions and prepare country and people to face the challenge of terrorism," Mr Chidambaram, the newly appointed Indian interior minister, told parliament. | "We cannot go back to business as usual. We have to take hard decisions and prepare country and people to face the challenge of terrorism," Mr Chidambaram, the newly appointed Indian interior minister, told parliament. |
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| He said a number of steps would be taken to bolster internal security. | He said a number of steps would be taken to bolster internal security. |
| • a national investigation agency would be set up | • a national investigation agency would be set up |
| • vacancies in the country's intelligence agencies would be filled and they would be equipped with advanced equipment | • vacancies in the country's intelligence agencies would be filled and they would be equipped with advanced equipment |
| • a coastal command would be set up to secure India's 7,500km-long coastline | • a coastal command would be set up to secure India's 7,500km-long coastline |
| • a total of 20 "counter-insurgency, anti-terrorism" schools would be set up in various parts of India to train to train police and security personnel | • a total of 20 "counter-insurgency, anti-terrorism" schools would be set up in various parts of India to train to train police and security personnel |
| • commando forces to be set up in the states | • commando forces to be set up in the states |
| • laws relating to terrorist acts would be beefed up | • laws relating to terrorist acts would be beefed up |
| • money laundering laws to be strengthened | • money laundering laws to be strengthened |
| "We cannot go back to business as normal," he told parliament. | |
| He also reiterated the Indian government's view that "the finger of suspicion unmistakeably points to the territory of our neighbour Pakistan" as the source of the attacks. | |
| Evidence gathered from the bodies of the dead gunmen and the boats they travelled to Mumbai indicated they were Pakistani nationals belonging to the militant group the Lashkar-e-Taiba, he said. | |
| Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament Pakistan needed to demonstrate its commitment to root out militant groups in the country. | |
| He said Pakistan's raid on the main Lashkar-e-Taiba camp in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday needed to be followed up "with the complete dismantling of the infrastructure facilities". | |
| But he said attacking Pakistan was "no solution". | |
| 'Sustained interrogation' | 'Sustained interrogation' |
| Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab had been expected to appear in court for the routine hearing. | Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab had been expected to appear in court for the routine hearing. |
| TEN NAMED GUNMEN Nasir, alias Abu Umar (Nariman House)Abu Ali (Taj Palace)Soheb (Taj Palace)Fahad Ullah (Oberoi)Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab (survived)Bada Abdul Rehaman (above left, Taj Palace)Abdul Rehaman Chota (above right, Oberoi)Ismal Khan (CST station)Babar Imaran (Nariman House)Nazir, alias Abu Omer (Taj Palace) | TEN NAMED GUNMEN Nasir, alias Abu Umar (Nariman House)Abu Ali (Taj Palace)Soheb (Taj Palace)Fahad Ullah (Oberoi)Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab (survived)Bada Abdul Rehaman (above left, Taj Palace)Abdul Rehaman Chota (above right, Oberoi)Ismal Khan (CST station)Babar Imaran (Nariman House)Nazir, alias Abu Omer (Taj Palace) |
| But due to security fears, a magistrate went to the police headquarters to grant the authorities permission to hold the suspect for a further two weeks. | But due to security fears, a magistrate went to the police headquarters to grant the authorities permission to hold the suspect for a further two weeks. |
| Police say Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab and his accomplice Ismal Khan opened fire indiscriminately at the CST station and two other places, killing more than 50 people, including three top police officers. | Police say Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab and his accomplice Ismal Khan opened fire indiscriminately at the CST station and two other places, killing more than 50 people, including three top police officers. |
| Ismal Khan was shot dead but Mohammed Ajmal Amir was taken alive and has been undergoing "sustained interrogation" since then. | Ismal Khan was shot dead but Mohammed Ajmal Amir was taken alive and has been undergoing "sustained interrogation" since then. |
| Other militants kept up running gun battles with Indian forces for three days at two luxurious hotels and the headquarters of a Jewish orthodox centre in the city. | Other militants kept up running gun battles with Indian forces for three days at two luxurious hotels and the headquarters of a Jewish orthodox centre in the city. |
| Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has added four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba to a list of people facing sanctions for links with al-Qaeda and the Taleban. They face an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. | Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has added four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba to a list of people facing sanctions for links with al-Qaeda and the Taleban. They face an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. |
| The Security Council panel also said that the charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa was a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba and subject to sanctions. | The Security Council panel also said that the charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa was a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba and subject to sanctions. |
| Do these measures go far enough? Have you been involved in security in India? Have you been affected by the Mumbai attacks? Please send your comment using the form below: | Do these measures go far enough? Have you been involved in security in India? Have you been affected by the Mumbai attacks? Please send your comment using the form below: |