The importance of networking the international community into an effective tool in fighting global jihadi terrorism was the underlying theme of speeches at a function on September 23 at N. Delhi.
Speaking at the function, Mr. G.C. Saxena ‘Garry’, former Governor of strife-torn Jammu & Kashmir state and head of the India’s external intelligence agency, RAW, underlined the importance of trans-national networking of counter-terrorism agencies.
Taking a note that al Qaeda itself has not so far been able to gather any significant support in India’s second largest Muslim community in the world after Indonesia’s, he stressed the important role that moderate leaders of the Muslim community could play in countering the activities of terrorist organisations.
Another speaker noted, “The interest taken by India in the activities of international terrorist organisations in South-East Asia and the increasing concern of the rest of the world over the Pakistan-based activities of the LeT not only in Indian territory, but also in other countries of the world are indicators of the way counter-terrorism agencies and experts of different countries, which have been victims of international jihadi terrorism, have been networking with each other in order to effectively counter the international jihadi terrorist network.”
‘It takes a network to beat a network” is the motto of the ICT of Herzliya, Israel.
source: rediff.com
