India and Bangladesh are determined to jointly combat the menace of militancy and terrorism, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said. Chidambaram said India was comfortable with security cooperation with its eastern neighbour.
“In the last two-and-half-years that I have been the Home Minister of India, I cannot recall having made any complaint against Bangladesh,” he told during a joint press conference with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sahara Khatun after talks at the secretariat.
Asked if the Indian complaints about Bangladesh patronage of separatist elements was still valid, Chidambaram said, on the contrary, on numerous occasions he appreciated Dhaka’s splendid cooperation in supporting New Delhi to apprehend insurgents.
In the past, India had complained that insurgents found Bangladesh’s territory in rugged frontiers a safe haven, a charge denied by Dhaka.
now recognised the importance of cooperation on security issues and were determined to “jointly combat the menace of insurgency, militancy and terrorism”. “We are glad that our leaderships have agreed that the territory of either would not be allowed for activities inimical to the other,” Chidambaram said.
He said both the countries resolved “not to allow their respective territory to be used for training, sanctuary and other operations by domestic or foreign terrorists or militants and insurgent organisations and their operatives”.
Assures help in finding Mujib’s killers
India has pledged all help to Bangladesh in tracking down two convicted killers of the country’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who could possibly be hiding in India. Home Minister P Chidambaram assured the Bangladeshi establishment that India would spare no effort in looking for the two fugitives as he met top officials here during his visit. “It’s possible that they could be in India,” he said, adding that New Delhi has asked Dhaka to provide some more information and intelligence to help find former army captain Abdul Majed and former Risaldar Moslehuddin who were on the run to evade death penalties.
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