Al-Qaeda Threat

The newly released Al-Qaeda CD stating that Indian and U.S. diplomatic missions are legitimate Al-Qaeda targets emphasises the fact that Al-Qaeda has always considered India to be its enemy and a 'conspirator along with the U.S. and Israel' in the global war on terror. The Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan also candidly admitted that the Al-Qaeda, through the Lashker-e-Tayyaba, has always been present in India, to further its nefarious goals and bigoted ideology. The Indian government must stop being cagey about admitting this reality and stop fooling themselves by expressing that Al-Qaeda will find it difficult to set foot in India and 'establish bases'. The harsh fact is that Islamist terror which wreaked havoc in India in the 90s has internationalised in the aftermath of 9/11. The rightful improvements in Indo-US/ Israeli strategic ties have only exacerbated the raison d'être for Al-Qaeda's ire against India, which always existed. India needs to stand firm and further strengthen her alliance with the West and Israel to combat the venomous menace of international terror.