Indo-bangla Border: Terrorists' Paradise

In India, terrorism has become a long standing menace turning rampant with every passing day. Unfortunately, the country is becoming more vulnerable from its neighbouring countries, which once were single nationhood. Whenever there is an attack in the country, the intelligence agency reports attribute highhandedness of India's western neighbour – Bangladesh. The porous Indo-Bangla border has turned out to be the favourite passage for the trouble shooters. Even as the intelligence officials often try to cover up the issue, not willing to disclose the pandora box of their intelligence failure, naked truth cannot be suppressed.



The terrorists are becoming more and more smarter. They manage to camouflage the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Intelligence (CBI), Border Security Force (BSF), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Task Force (STF), and the local police to sneak in to the soil of India, ostensibly with the help local procurer, who are often lured in exchange a few penny. Having accomplished their mission of killing to destabilise the country, they choose the same route to exit from the country. Hinterland along the border, unfenced border, lack of awareness among the villagers residing in the border areas are some of the reasons. Nelson's eye in part of the Centre because of the pertinent pretension that the region is not as strategic as northern frontier of Jammu and Kashmir is also one of the prime reasons. Down the years the role of the security agencies has come under skepticism, as they fail to combat the terrorist activities. Centre disposes off million of rupees as budgetary allotment to invigorate the security agencies every year. Money on security agencies seems flowing down the drain, when the country witnesses terrorist activities.



Bhupinder Singh, Additional Director General, Criminal Investigation Department, West Bengal agreed to the fact that Indo-Bangla Border is porous, and a lot of people cross the border on a daily basis. He said, “Some of the terrorists, who have played a role in some of the major blasts in the country, have come to India crossing the Indo-Bangla border”. “We have arrested some of them, who were involved in terrorist activities in the country. They have confessed that they have been sponsored by people across the border to cross the border and spread terrorism,” he added. Singh also said that some of the arrested terrorists had a link with HUJI. However, he denied any links with other major terrorist groups. The West Bengal CID has also nabbed some youth from the state , who went to Pakistan and received militant training. They then went to Bangladesh, obtained Bangladeshi passports and came back to India and contributed to terrorist activities, according to Singh.



“We have also arrested some Pakistani nationals who went to Bangladesh with their original Pakistani passports, and then crossed the Indo-Bangla border to enter India,” Singh added. Singh anticipated greater role from Border Security Force (BSF) to combat the cross-border infiltration. Additional Director General, Eastern Command, Border Security Force, U K Bansal, speaking to Headlines India, said, “The Indo-Bangla border is a stretch of 4100 kilometre and some part of it is porous. But from where the terrorists enter, is yet to be confirmed as Indo-Nepal border and Indo-Bhutan border are also porous too. He denied receiving any specific information from any of the intelligence agencies that the terrorists had used certain part of the Indo-Bangla border.



This stereotypical approach of the defence and police personnel denying the naked truth will turn detrimental for the country. Moreover, the vote bank politics of the political parties should not come into play. Settling folks from across the border to restore a virtual vote bank will encourage terrorists to cross over and settle in India. Lets us not repeat the stone age culture of mutual rivalry. Let us forget the animosity arising out of caste, creed, religion, and linguistic difference and take terrorism as national menace and contribute wholeheartedly to root it out forgood. There is always light after dark tunnel.



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