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NEWSNOTES
 Girish
Chander Saxena
The J&K governor and former RAW chief on the
state's war against terror
Q. How do you view the security scene in Jammu
and Kashmir?
A.
Pakistan-backed militants have striking power and their numbers are sizeable.
But we are well in control of the situation. Last year, we killed 1,520
terrorists. This year, the number has already touched 1,375. At least
40 per cent of the successes against militants are based on hard intelligence
flowing from the locals.
Q. Hasn't the anti-militancy battle become
a zero-sum game?
A.
That is partly true. But we have to stay the course.
Q. How do you assess the fallout of the US
war against terrorism on Kashmir?
A. There
will now be more coordination and linkages in the global war against terrorism.
However, we cannot expect any other country to pull the chestnuts out
of the fire for us. We will have to fight our own war.
Q. Do you expect any change in Pakistan's
game plan in the wake of the US strikes?
A.
We may soon be approaching the last stretch of terrorism in Kashmir.
Q. Jaish-e-Mohammad has now emerged as a
potent terrorist outfit in Kashmir. Wasn't it a mistake to trade its chief
Maulana Masood Azhar for the hostages at Kandahar?
A. He
was let off under certain circumstances. He is not a big shake. Just look
at his interrogation report. He sang like a canary before the security
forces.
—Ramesh Vinayak
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