New laws to combat terrorism 'more effectively' are on the anvil and the UPA government is holding discussions with its coalition partners and the opposition in this regard, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said in Kochi on Tuesday."New laws to deal with terrorism more effectively are on the anvil. Our ministers, the government are in the process of discussing all these with the opposition, with our coalition partners so that as soon as possible, we can go ahead with his plan," she said, addressing a session of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.Referring to the measures being taken by the Centre to fight terror including establishment of a National Investigation Agency and a new coastal command to ensure maritime security, Sonia said that 'in the coming weeks, the government will be coming out with some more measures'The Congress chief said that on December 11, the Home Minister had assured Parliament that intelligence agencies were being revamped.Sonia said after the Mumbai terror strikes, Parliament met and passed a resolution condemning the attacks. Through this resolution, India sent a powerful signal to its enemies and to the terrorists that the entire country is united in its resolve to combat terrorism, she said."Let nobody have any doubt about the determination of the Indian nation and the Indian National Congress to defeat the forces of terrorism," she said. The Congress will deal with such forces in a 'befitting' manner, she said.On the civilian nuclear deal with the US, an issue on which the Left parties withdrew support to the UPA Government, Gandhi said a number of countries were coming forward to cooperate with India in nuclear energy sector."The nuclear agreement will enable more nuclear power plants to be established in our country which will put an end to power shortage and load-shedding," the Congress leader said, adding Indian scientists too would gain access to the latest in nuclear technology as a result of the accord."Left parties unfortunately have not been able to appreciate this tremendous achievement. But I am sure that future generations will vindicate the far-sighted vision of our Prime Minister and of our party," Gandhi said.
