New U.S. list likely today

By Sridhar Krishnaswami

WASHINGTON, OCT. 4. An indication of how serious the Bush administration views terrorism in the context of the Indian sub- continent, especially in relation to Jammu and Kashmir, could come as early as tomorrow when the State Department is expected to come out with its ``list'' of foreign terrorist organisations.

Separately and independently of the State Department's ``list,'' the White House is also working on expanding an earlier executive order listing 27 organisations, entities and individuals directly linked to the Saudi dissident, Osama bin Laden, and his Al-Qaeda network.

In the last two weeks, senior political functionaries from India have been trying to impress upon the administration the need to take a larger perspective of the Al-Qaeda - its links with many of the terror networks operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the fact that they function with the official blessing and backing of Pakistan.

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