No hostage-terrorist swap now

New Delhi: The policy framework of the counter-terror doctrine (CTD) has been prepared by Intelligence Bureau (IB) after detailed consultations with state police chiefs and outlines an approach that would turn around home ministry’s earlier efforts to use a velvet glove to entice terrorists to negotiations.
CTD argues that terror groups must be ready to provide credible proof of halting violence for meaningful negotiations.
The doctrine pitches for a clear-cut policy, ruling out negotiating release of terrorists in situations like a hijack, apart from being aimed at persuading hostage-takers to surrender or creating a time cushion for action by anti-terror squads
This comes in the wake of government’s embrace of tough options to avoid a repeat of the unfortunate experience of IC-814 when it had to free hardcore terrorists to secure the release of passengers aboard the hijacked Indian Airlines plane. Taken together, they make for a muscular anti-terrorist approach.
11/12/06 Vishwa Mohan/Times of India

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