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| ISI strategy to infiltrate Indian Army | | Indo-Pak peace process unlikely to suffer: Gul | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, OCT. 26: Gen. Hameed Gul, former chief of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), does not foresee any drastic change in the ISI's gameplan in relation to India, particularly India's armed forces. He has emphasized that the ISI's strategy to infiltrate India's armed forces is "as old as Pakistan" itself.
This, however, was unlikely to derail the peace process between the two countries, Gen. Hameed Gul said. “We have had an adverse relation with India. It is a method to protect ourselves and getting the information in advance", said Gen. Gul in a discussion with Indian channel CNN-IBN, following the arrest last week of two Indian Army men who were alleged ISI moles. Former Indian Army Chief, Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhary, and national security expert, V Raman, also took part in the discussion.
Asked if ISI’s espionage activities could lead to derailment of the peace process between India and Pakistan, Gen. Gul said: “No, not at all". “It goes on all the time. The Soviet Union and the US continued to advance their interest through means other than confrontation. Intelligence agencies have to do certain things and this is offensive intelligence", he added. He stated: “There will be ups and downs and it depends on the relationship between the countries at that time. With the bone of discord over Kashmir, this adverse relationship will remain".
Gen. Choudhary said that though the ISI infiltration activity had not been going on for long, the frequency with which “traitors” were being caught was worrisome. “Our counter-intelligence has to be further strengthened for these moles to be eliminated", he strongly recommended. “There has always been an attempt to infiltrate the armed forces. The recent instances just show that there are holes that are exploited by ISI. We need to locate the loopholes and deal with them", Gen. Choudhary said.
Raman said that though each government department kept tabs on external contacts, “this kind of infiltration showed gaps in the internal security set-up”. “These gaps have to be assessed and checked. If a person went to Kathmandu three times, how come his trips did not come to notice?” Raman said, referring to Army jawan Ritesh Kumar who was arrested on October 22.
Both Indian experts doubted the ISI could polarise the armed forces along communal lines. “Communal polarisation will not take place because our troops have been totally faithful and true to their salt apart from exceptions. I agree with Gul that diplomats can keep talking, but the basic relationship will remain adversarial in the foreseeable future", Gen. Choudhary said.
Raman said that people would never doubt Muslim officers in the armed forces. “We should not exaggerate the possibilities of communal polarisation. We have to be alert about any negative tendencies. There has always been communal harmony in our forces", he added.
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