New Delhi, September 4
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) discussed the activities of Pakistan Army along the Line of Control at its meeting on September 2.
The meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is understood to have reviewed the Pakistani move of construction of concrete bunkers and reinforcement of manpower in certain sensitive sectors along the LoC.
This correspondent understands that the Government of India does not find the development alarming. This is primarily the reason why New Delhi has not taken up the matter with Islamabad through diplomatic channels till today.
However, since the matter has immense implications for the national security, the government is keeping a close watch on the situation.
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee was intensively briefed by Air Chief S P Tyagi a day before the CCS meeting wherein the LoC situation also figured, among other things.
The Indian defence brass looks at the developments across the LoC as an exercise by Pakistan to redeploy its forces in view of the situation in Baluchistan.
The CCS was also briefed about infiltration of terrorists from across the LoC and International Border which has witnessed a spurt over the past few weeks. The infiltration is taking place not just along the LoC but from other places as well, such as north-east and Indo-Nepal border.
Internal security was another topic of discussion at the September 2 CCS meeting. The subject of internal security is going to come under an in-depth evaluation at the Chief Ministers’ conference here tomorrow.
