Patterns of Global Terrorism 2000 - India
- Author: Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
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Date:
30 April 2001
Security problems associated with various insurgencies, particularly in Kashmir, persisted through 2000 in India. Massacres of civilians in Kashmir during March and August were attributed to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) and other militant groups. India also faced continued violence associated with several separatist movements based in the northeast of the country.
The Indian Government continued cooperative efforts with the United States against terrorism. During the year, the US-India Joint Counterterrorism Working Group – founded in November 1999 – met twice and agreed to increased cooperation on mutual counterterrorism interests. New Delhi continued to cooperate with US officials to ascertain the fate of four Western hostages – including one US citizen – kidnapped in Indian-held Kashmir in 1995, although the hostages' whereabouts remained unknown.
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