As per sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), India is expected to renew its demand for voice samples of the key LeT operatives so that it can match them with the voices of the handlers of the 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008. “All we want is the voice samples of people like Hafiz Saeed and Lakhvi so that we can match them with voices of those who were supervising the terrorists on the phone during the 26/11 attack,” said a government functionary. “What could be Pakistan’s objection to that?”
India also plans to convey to Pakistan that intelligence and information-sharing between the two countries needs to be dealt with as a priority and handing over the voice samples of LeT operatives to India would go a long way in promoting security cooperation between both the countries. Further, New Delhi believes that if it can match the voices of the key LeT men and recordings made during 26/11, it would strengthen India’s case against the LeT.
With National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials, who are currently in the US to interrogate Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, expected to return well in time before Chidambaram flies down to Islamabad, the Indian security establishment is hoping to arm itself with fresh information about the LeT’s role in 26/11.
The Indian side will also raise the issue of increasing infiltration attempts that are being made from across the border. “Everyday, our security forces are encountering more and more attempts to infiltrate across the LoC. We hope to raise this matter strongly during our interactions,” an official said.
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