India worried about Al-Qaida hold on Pak
o wallow in instability, India’s internal assessment about the internal situation in Pakistan is looking more and more grim. Despite all the protestations from Pakistan’s leadership, India has concluded that the Al-Qaida is now in virtual control of Pakistan’s tribal areas, and Islamabad and the Pakistan army are making little headway.
The proliferation of militants and terrorists is having an exponential increase on India’s threat perception from across the border, said high level sources in the government, citing their most recent assessment.
Waziristan, Swat and adjoining areas, says the government’s assessment, are virtually in the hands of the Al-Qaida — which in Indian reckoning, includes the Pakistan Taliban and other allied groups. “The reports are very negative,” said sources.
India is gearing up for not only a vicious “spring offensive” in the Pakistan-Afghanistan area, but also inside India, with more terror infiltration from Pakistan. There has also been some concern about reports that the ISI has resurrected Dawood Ibrahim to launch high-profile attacks against Indian personalities