A leading American think tank has warned that as the Al Qaeda comes under pressure in its havens along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border, it may attempt to counter that by masterminding major terrorist strikes against India.
The Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action said in its Contingency Planning Memorandum: “India faces the real prospect of another major terrorist attack by Pakistan-based terrorist organisations in the near future.”
It said that the chance of another Mumbai-type attack was “undeniable” given that terrorist outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed were “most capable and motivated to carry out attacks in India”. The report is by CFR’s Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Daniel Markey.