The Hindu : CCS reviews security situation

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Friday, May 24, 2002

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CCS reviews security situation

By Atul Aneja

NEW DELHI MAY 23. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), headed by the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, today took stock of the security situation on the borders after evaluating a variety of inputs that it had received from Government agencies.

Briefing the media after the meeting, the External Affairs Minister, Jaswant Singh, indicated that India was not taking assertions by the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, on curbing terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir at face value. He pointed out that Gen. Musharraf's statement was "no different'' from his commitments that had been spelt out in his January 12 televised address.An assessment of Gen. Musharraf's statement could only be made after its translation into practical action on the ground. Mr. Singh pointed out that Pakistani President had not taken meaningful action after his January 12 address.

Mr. Singh declined to "speculate'' on whether the threat of war had lessened or increased in the last 24 hours.

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