Ups and Downs in Security

“Marxist violence”, as it is being called, has been virtually challenging the state power in some contiguous areas in central and eastern India. Egypt seems to have come under the scanner of terrorists in a big way. LTTE in Srilanka remained very active, had made a planned attempt on the life of the Army Chief and has decided to opt out of the peace talks that were under way for some time. And Iraq? The sectarian violence and the spate of suicide bombings continued unabated. Iran has sounded a warning to hit the West through suicide bombers if its nuclear sites are attacked.

Indications are emerging for a thaw in the relationship between Israel and the Hamas-led Palestine. The crisis in Nepal has been somewhat halted with the King having been virtually cornered to ask the seven party-combine to try and restore governance in the country and the Maoists announcing ceasefire to facilitate the above process. MI6 in the UK has come out of its 97-year old system and has openly advertised for the youth to take to challenging career in intelligence service. The first woman Police Commissioner in India has taken over in the metropolitan city of Chennai. Kudos to Mrs. Letika Saran. IISSM wishes her all strength and success.

All important rider. The Al Qaeda leadership seems to have taken an adverse view of the Indo-US nuclear deal. This, it is believed, may have serious implications.

IISSM held the first of the series of Professional Certification Course of 2006 in New Delhi on April 19-22, 2006, in association with the Delhi/NCR Chapter of the IISSM. The next such Course is due on July 12-15, 2006.

IISSM will wish to draw attention of all to the series of very useful Delhi Police Advisory notes, some of which have been put in the Newsletter.

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D. C. Nath, IPS (Retd.)
Former Special Director, IB (MHA), Govt. of India
Editor-cum-Executive President & CEO
International Institute of Security and Safety Management
New Delhi, India