Lanka Navy paranoid about Sea Tigers

Terming the Katchatheevu treaty between the two countries as ambiguous, he said while it allowed Tamil Nadu fishermen to rest at the island, they were debarred from fishing around it.

LTTE’s influence in Tamil Nadu was diminishing, Nagra said, adding that the conflict between Sri Lankan forces and the LTTE would not get out of control. It would not have any repercussions on Tamil Nadu either, he said.

“We have no contingency plans to meet such situations,” he added.The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan appeared to be active in all the four southern states, Nagra said. Asked to substantiate his statement, he declined to go into the details and said though the situation was not alarming, certain developments, particularly in Mallapuram area of Kerala indicated that ISI was active in a limited way.

Commodore (retd) Sekhar said armed forces came into the picture only when war broke out but an awareness of national security might help the country. The Chennai chapter of National Defence College Alumni Association was formed in October last year to spread awareness about security, he said.

The chapter, headed by Major General Nagra, has tied up with the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies of Madras University. The objective of the tie-up was to establish a Southern Centre for promoting informed debate on security-oriented issues along the lines of the Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, Sekhar said.