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UN rebukes Antony, says no terror-pirates link

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New Delhi: The United Nations International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has rebutted Defence Minister AK Antony's claim that international terror groups could be behind the Somali pirates menace. This comes days ahead of a crucial Cabinet Committee on Security meet to finalise India's new policy to fight sea piracy off the Indian coast.

"We don't think that the menace of piracy is only on the part of these Somalian pirates. There are more powerful group and forces behind this pirates, they are siting somewhere else," Antony said.
The International Maritime Organisation quashed global speculations over al Qaeda affiliated, al Shahaab controlling the Somali pirates.

IMO Secretary General E Mitropoulos said, "We don't think the Somali pirates are backed by any terror organisations, they hijack ships to get ransom money which they again use for hijacking more ships."

This IMO reaction to CNN-IBN contradicts reports that al Qaeda backed al Shahaab which operates in large parts of Somalia is believed to control several gangs of pirates. Al Shahaab and Ras Kamboni, another local group ostensibly even corner a share of the ransom money earned by the pirates.

Earlier this year, an al Shahaab spokesperson had audaciously even announced a discount on ransom payment to clear the backlog of hijacked ships.

Somali pirates' growing strength and strategy of shifting their area of operation closer to India has left the Indian government worried.

"Instances of pirate attacks in the Arabian Sea and more recently in the Indian Ocean, much beyond the piracy infested areas of Gulf of Aden, pose a serious threat to us by putting at risk a large number of Indian seafarers and ships," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.

While more than 30 Indian sailors are still in Somali pirates' captivity - the oldest among them being the six MV Iceberg sailors - the Cabinet Committee on Security will be meeting next week to formulate India's new policy to fight Somali pirates.

UN rebukes Antony, says no terror-pirates link - India News - IBNLive
 
Our responsibility is over. We told everyone now it is upto them to do whatever they do. I we have credible intel which support this issue then i think we should draft our policies accordingly and proper steps should be taken to ensure protection against any danger.

The biggest thing that we should understand is that even if this partnership doesn't exist yet, it will in a couple of years. We shouldn't not listen to UN as its a group mainly dominated by foolish European nations who have no idea whats happening in other part of the world. We just need US with us and few other friendly nations in the region and nations like France, UK and Russia to support us in UN.
 
Al Shahaab has a strangle hold over Somalia, its roots are very deep. Piracy is the biggest and the only industry in Somalia and a very profitable one at that. It would be naive to think that the two are not interconnected. I am convinced that a part of the proceeds of piracy are funneled into terrorism and that pirate bosses do have al Shahaab links.
 
I don't think the UN wants to admit the inconvenient truth. It is easy to play this off as social-economic turmoil but it would become VERY complicated and difficult if it was seen as international terrorism. By mandate this would require a completely different approach by the UN and I guess they, and more importantly the US (who maintains a pretty strong influence in UN). Somalia is VERY messy and it is the LAST place the UN/US wants to het further involved. The US is especially reluctant, 1993 still resonates clearly in the minds of the US people and politicians.
 
UN is simply saying "we don't want to admit it you Indians". They are always late realizers as their big house corporatist backers (via permanent member countries) would be finding something beneficial there. Accepting this find will mean that new action plan-- something for which UNSC is not ready.
 
Actually they all think indian intelligence is a failure. It was our agencies in 80s which discovered the AQ khan nuclear ring but nobody cared to listen. Everybody thought its too big and only indian agencies knows about it, its not possible. Well what happened in the coming decades is now in-front of everyone's eyes but now nobody wanna go to that point.
 
Actually they all think indian intelligence is a failure. It was our agencies in 80s which discovered the AQ khan nuclear ring but nobody cared to listen. Everybody thought its too big and only indian agencies knows about it, its not possible. Well what happened in the coming decades is now in-front of everyone's eyes but now nobody wanna go to that point.

As our Pakistani friend said sometime back, I must say he was right. UN is just a useless body and after so many decades of WW2, it has lost its importance. Don't understand why MMS has to go and beg for seat like that. With the multipolar world emerging, a new order is automatically gaining significance. UN can continue to be warm seated in its office in NYC and Switzerland. Time for it to wind up and make way for BRICS.
 
Actually they all think indian intelligence is a failure. It was our agencies in 80s which discovered the AQ khan nuclear ring but nobody cared to listen. Everybody thought its too big and only indian agencies knows about it, its not possible. Well what happened in the coming decades is now in-front of everyone's eyes but now nobody wanna go to that point.

I don't think that is the case, take it from me- Indian intelligence agencies are very well respected in the world. But it is just that what they say the West doesn't want to hear- Pakistan/terrorism etc and because traditionally India has undertaken a non-aligned position not very many people were interested in what they had to say as they thought it didn't affect them.
 
And India's stupidity to see a Pakistani behind every rock just busted by UN.
No desrespect but u are behind every disturbance then what India can do ? You should look whats cooking in your backyard...

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I don't think that is the case, take it from me- Indian intelligence agencies are very well respected in the world.
No they are not.

But it is just that what they say the West doesn't want to hear- Pakistan/terrorism etc and because traditionally India has undertaken a non-aligned position not very many people were interested in what they had to say as they thought it didn't affect them.
That is also true.
 
Abingdonboy is absolutely spot on. This has nothing to do with the reputation of Indian intelligence or with corporate America. The US burnt its hands very badly in Mogadishu in 1993 and does not wish to get back there. I am certain that US intelligence as also British, French, Russian intelligence and those of the Arab nations know all about the Al Shahaab - pirate links. It is just that no one wants to go there. Not accepting that a problem exists is one way of not having to deal with it.
 
I don't think that is the case, take it from me- Indian intelligence agencies are very well respected in the world. But it is just that what they say the West doesn't want to hear- Pakistan/terrorism etc and because traditionally India has undertaken a non-aligned position not very many people were interested in what they had to say as they thought it didn't affect them.
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