India: Suspects of Mumbai bombings to be tried by a special court

On 30 November, the police in Mumbai brought charges against 28 suspects alleged to have been involved in train bombings last July, which killed 185 people. The case will be heard by a special court set up under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. Some of...

India reviews decades old counter-terrorism measures

On 8 December the Indian Government established a Committee to Review the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which was passed to address insurgency in North East India. The Act empowers the armed forces to arrest individuals without warrant, to destroy any...

ASEAN-India pact to jointly fight terrorism

Under the ASEAN-India ‘Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity’ pact signed at the third annual summit in Laos on 30 November India will train forces from ASEAN countries in counter-terrorism and will build institutional linkages for intelligence and...

India releases new army doctrine to fight terrorism

The revised Indian Army Doctrine, of October 2004, includes a ten-point code of conduct to be strictly observed by all ranks involved in counter-terrorism and counter insurgency operations. While this code of conduct stipulates that the violation of human rights must...
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