Sydney and Peshawar Attacks: Warning Bells for India By Deepak Parvatiyar December 18, 2014 The twin terror attacks in Pakistan and Australia have far reaching impact on India – a sitting duck for terrorists for over four-decades now. The terror attacks in the country have already consumed two prime ministers – Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. Jammu & Kashmir as well as North-Eastern States such as Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, continue to live on the edge in the wake of the several militant outfits operating from there. The home-bred terror network of the Maoists in the red corridor remains a perennial security threat. Consider the recent killings of military and Central Reserve Police Force personnel at Uri (Jammu & Kashmir) and Sukhma (Chhattisgarh) by Pakistani infiltrators and Maoist naxals, respectively. India: A hotbed of Terrorist Activities In 2008, the then National Security Advisor, M K Narayanan, had stated that at least 800 terrorist cells were
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