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This is an archive article published on August 27, 2005

Terror, drugs high on India, Pak talks agenda

Terrorism and drug-trafficking are on the agenda of Union Home Secretary Vinod Duggal when he holds talks with the 11-member Pakistani deleg...

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Terrorism and drug-trafficking are on the agenda of Union Home Secretary Vinod Duggal when he holds talks with the 11-member Pakistani delegation, headed by Interior Secretary Sayed Kamal Shah, that arrives here tomorrow.

The two-day talks begin on Monday. The Pak delegation is scheduled to visit Ajmer Sharif and Agra on Sunday.

During the talks—part of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan—Duggal is likely to raise the issue of terrorists and terrorist camps still surviving and operating out of Pakistan, despite promises. The Indian side will stress the need for decisive action by Pakistan to dismantle the camps, crack down on Jehadi elements and stop inflitration. Duggal is likely to point out that infiltration has increased since June.

The recent attacks in J&K is likely to be discussed. The attack on Ayodhya, and the blast in Shramjivi Express are likely to come up, as investigations reveal a Pak link to both, sources said. Drug-trafficking and its terrorism links, drug cartels operating across the border, and drugs produced in Afghanistan being smuggled across the Indo-Pak border en-route to European countries are also on the agenda, sources said, adding that Duggal will seek more cooperation from Pakistan to make the border less porous to drugs.

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