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New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India on Monday made its priorities clear by terming the car blast at the Red Fort as a “terrorist incident”. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has directed investigators to proceed with “utmost urgency” to quickly identify the perpetrators and sponsors of this heinous act and bring them to justice.
Incidentally, soon after returning from his two-day visit to Bhutan, the Prime Minister on Wednesday visited Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Delhi to meet those injured in the Red Fort car blast.
He chaired a cabinet meeting soon after visiting the hospital. As Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told an official briefing, the Cabinet has reiterated the country’s unwavering commitment towards a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism in all forms.
Additionally, it indicates a rapid and effective focus on emergency response, intelligence gathering, and law-enforcement operations.
A political will can encourage prompt, professional investigations with increased resources, central coordination, and mandates to aggressively pursue suspects and terror networks.
Official declaration of a terrorist incident will help build international opinion and raise the bar for attributing state complicity or initiating joint action, as partners will seek credible, verifiable evidence before taking action.
Meanwhile, while strong counterterrorism responses can reduce the immediate risk, aggressive foreign pressure will prevent future attacks.
Earlier, reports had indicated panic over the closure of the terror module by the investigating agencies, due to which the criminal panicked and carried out the sudden blast on Monday.
Authorities can now further expand investigative powers, surveillance, asset seizure and detention under anti-terrorism laws to disrupt suspected modules and their support structures.
The Cabinet decision also justifies India’s effort to potentially intensify diplomatic outreach against countries suspected of harboring, funding or tolerating terrorist groups and seeking intelligence sharing, arrest, extradition or other cooperation.
Preliminary investigations have already raised suspicions of cross-border links with the module directed by operators from another country.
Officially designating terrorist acts would prompt active cooperation from nations that are already condemning the bombings.
–IANS
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