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Talks in Delhi tomorrow to eliminate border crimes

By M Anwarul Haq
Horne secretaries of Bangladesh and India are due to hold a three-day crucial meeting in Delhi beginning tomorrow to take policy decisions on elimination of cross-border insurgency. terrorism and border crimes, according to sources concerned.
The main thrust of the meeting is likely to be on review of security aspects and problems of cross-border crimes being encountered by the two countries and setting up of necessary monitoring mechanism, sources indicated.
This is the first time a meeting at the home-secretary level is taking place between the
two countries in several years. The last such meet was held in October 1993.
The two secretaries will be assisted by officials of the. home ministries, foreign ministries and the BDR and BSF. Home Secretary Rezaul Hayat will lead the Bangladesh team while his Indian counterpart Padmana Bhaiya will lead his side.
The meeting is being considered very important as it is expected to take effective and operational steps for eliminating of insurgency and terrorism. The two secretaries are meeting to follow up of the decisions taken in the last meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) held
in Delhi from January 23 to 31. Agreed minutes were’ signed after the conclusion of the JWG meeting, which was participated by officials of home and foreign ministries of the two countries. It also decided that the issues involved have to be discussed at 'higher political levels.'
At the forthcoming meeting, policy decisions are likely to be taken on eliminating insurgencies like those of the ULFA. NSCN and Bodos in the seven northeastern states of India and that of the Shantibahini in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Steps for ‘expediting the return'
of Chakmas staying in camps in the Indian state of Tripura are also due to be discussed.
A decision to exchange information on insurgency and terrorism between the agencies concerned of the two countries may also be taken to counter security threats, sources added.
The decision to meet cross-border insurgency threats and border related problem was earlier taken during the meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Deve Gowda when the latter visited Dhaka last month. It was then announced that as an immediate step to combat border related problems. the JWG would be re-acti vated.
By M Anwarul Haq