Chidambaram Terror Attack

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of making India vulnerable to terrorist attacks by "sitting on" two key initiatives of the previous UPA government -- the anti-terror hub National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID).

Following the Pulwama terror attack and the alleged targeting of Kashmiris in many areas across the country in the days that followed, former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram today said, "Some people want Kashmir to be part of India but don't want Kashmiris to be part of Indians."

Hitting out at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for reportedly stating that no major terror attack took place during the BJP-led government's rule, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram asked whether she was giving a clean chit to Pakistan in the Pathankot and Uri attacks.

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the status of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), both of which were conceived in the wake of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks 10 years ago.

A parliamentary panel has rejected the home ministry's suggestion that the overall internal security scenario in the country was under control in 2016, saying Jammu and Kashmir remained on the boil throughout the year and there was a "huge upsurge" in number of infiltration attempts

Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the Modi government's Kashmir policy, saying its "hard, muscular, militaristic" approach had failed to end terrorism in the troubled state.

A parliamentary panel has questioned intelligence agencies for the terror attacks in Pathankot, Uri and a few other places saying these strikes "exposed the deficiencies" of the agencies but there was no analysis of their "failure".

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today accused the Congress of using terrorism for vote bank politics and slammed its leader P Chidambaram for his comments on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

The Congress today launched a scathing attack on Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him of diversionary tactics a day after he accused the previous UPA government of "weakening India's fight against terrorism" by coining the term "Hindu terror".

After the grieving, a re-look at strategy. The Centre is holding a series of internal meetings to rework its plan on battling Maoist activity in the heart of the country, termed for the first time by a senior minister as "terrorism".

Home Minister P Chidambaram has confirmed that Laskhkar terrorist Abu Hamza was in a "control room" in Pakistan when the 26/11 attacks began in Mumbai in 2008. Hamza, who belongs to Maharashtra, was deported from Saudi Arabia to Delhi earlier this month. He has since provided India with crucial details of how its worst-ever terror attack was design...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram met with the chief ministers of all states in the hope of finding consensus on the new National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC, described by some chief ministers as an attack on federalism.

The US has put Hafiz Saeed on its list of most-wanted terrorists and has announced a reward of $10 million. Saeed, the founder of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and believed to be the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, roams a free man in Pakistan. India says that there is enough evidence to nail Saeed and that the US bounty will put pres...

The terror module suspected to be sponsored by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was busted in New Delhi had planned to attack a crowded locality with bombs in the next two days.

Under attack from non-Congress Chief Ministers, Government has put on hold the launching of the NCTC scheduled for March one and the anti-terror body may take shape only after a meeting of state police chiefs likely to be held in the second week of next month.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of making India vulnerable to terrorist attacks by "sitting on" two key initiatives of the previous UPA government -- the anti-terror hub National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID).

Following the Pulwama terror attack and the alleged targeting of Kashmiris in many areas across the country in the days that followed, former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram today said, "Some people want Kashmir to be part of India but don't want Kashmiris to be part of Indians."

Hitting out at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for reportedly stating that no major terror attack took place during the BJP-led government's rule, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram asked whether she was giving a clean chit to Pakistan in the Pathankot and Uri attacks.

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the status of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), both of which were conceived in the wake of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks 10 years ago.

A parliamentary panel has rejected the home ministry's suggestion that the overall internal security scenario in the country was under control in 2016, saying Jammu and Kashmir remained on the boil throughout the year and there was a "huge upsurge" in number of infiltration attempts

Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the Modi government's Kashmir policy, saying its "hard, muscular, militaristic" approach had failed to end terrorism in the troubled state.

A parliamentary panel has questioned intelligence agencies for the terror attacks in Pathankot, Uri and a few other places saying these strikes "exposed the deficiencies" of the agencies but there was no analysis of their "failure".

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today accused the Congress of using terrorism for vote bank politics and slammed its leader P Chidambaram for his comments on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

The Congress today launched a scathing attack on Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him of diversionary tactics a day after he accused the previous UPA government of "weakening India's fight against terrorism" by coining the term "Hindu terror".

After the grieving, a re-look at strategy. The Centre is holding a series of internal meetings to rework its plan on battling Maoist activity in the heart of the country, termed for the first time by a senior minister as "terrorism".

Home Minister P Chidambaram has confirmed that Laskhkar terrorist Abu Hamza was in a "control room" in Pakistan when the 26/11 attacks began in Mumbai in 2008. Hamza, who belongs to Maharashtra, was deported from Saudi Arabia to Delhi earlier this month. He has since provided India with crucial details of how its worst-ever terror attack was design...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram met with the chief ministers of all states in the hope of finding consensus on the new National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC, described by some chief ministers as an attack on federalism.

The US has put Hafiz Saeed on its list of most-wanted terrorists and has announced a reward of $10 million. Saeed, the founder of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and believed to be the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, roams a free man in Pakistan. India says that there is enough evidence to nail Saeed and that the US bounty will put pres...

The terror module suspected to be sponsored by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was busted in New Delhi had planned to attack a crowded locality with bombs in the next two days.

Under attack from non-Congress Chief Ministers, Government has put on hold the launching of the NCTC scheduled for March one and the anti-terror body may take shape only after a meeting of state police chiefs likely to be held in the second week of next month.