25 February,2009 04:09 PM IST | | PTI
India will try to replicate select anti-terrorism strategies, which the US had adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
Insisting that the government is much more prepared now for handling terror strikes than three months ago, he told Rajya Sabha that there will be better coordination between various security and spy agencies from next month when the multi-agency centre will be in place.
"Our level of preparedness is much higher than it was three months back and in the event of any attack, our response will be swift and deterring," he said responding to members' concern on internal security during the Question Hour.
Chidamabarm said that he would be presenting his third report on the level of preparedness on February 27.
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"A team had gone to the US to study their anti-terror strategies, which they had prepared in the wake of 9/11 attacks. The team has come back and we are trying to replicate the strategies studied there, that suit our requirements," he said.
"By March 31, there will be better coordination between multi-agency centre (MAC) and its subsidiaries and between MAC and special branch of police and various data centres".
By May this year, all these agencies will be much better placed to reply to any kind of terror attacks, the Home Minister said.
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Chidambaram assured the House that he is personally monitoring the investigations in the bomb blasts, which took place last year in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Assam and Mumbai.
"All the cases are currently at various stages of investigation. The probe in Delhi blasts is at an advanced stage. Other cases too are at different stages of investigation.
"There are different accused in these cases. While many are arrested, some are yet to be caught. Chargesheets in both the Malegaon blast cases have been filed," the minister said.
He further added that armed forces have been equipped with assault rifles including INSAS, AK series and sub machine guns including MP-5 and MP-9.
