<p>Despite some Indian youth having joined the Islamic State, the government on Wednesday said that there were no intelligence inputs to suggest that the Al Baghdadi-led outfit had become active in the country in connivance with Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said the government was committed to fighting the menace of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.<br /><br />“The interrogation of arrested terrorists by security agencies has revealed that ISI is aiding terror activities in India by providing shelter, training, patronage and financial assistance to terrorists/terror outfits. There are no intelligence reports to indicate that outfits like IS of Baghdadi have become active in the country in connivance with ISI,” he said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. Chaudhary admitted that some Indian youth have gone to Iraq and Syria to join the terrorist outfit.<br /><br />Noting that there is close and effective coordination between intelligence agencies at the Centre and state, he said the Multi Agency Centre has been strengthened and re-organised to enable it to function 24x7 for real-time collation and sharing of intelligence.</p>
<p>Despite some Indian youth having joined the Islamic State, the government on Wednesday said that there were no intelligence inputs to suggest that the Al Baghdadi-led outfit had become active in the country in connivance with Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said the government was committed to fighting the menace of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.<br /><br />“The interrogation of arrested terrorists by security agencies has revealed that ISI is aiding terror activities in India by providing shelter, training, patronage and financial assistance to terrorists/terror outfits. There are no intelligence reports to indicate that outfits like IS of Baghdadi have become active in the country in connivance with ISI,” he said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. Chaudhary admitted that some Indian youth have gone to Iraq and Syria to join the terrorist outfit.<br /><br />Noting that there is close and effective coordination between intelligence agencies at the Centre and state, he said the Multi Agency Centre has been strengthened and re-organised to enable it to function 24x7 for real-time collation and sharing of intelligence.</p>
