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Explosives on Sale: Experts Debate India's Open Market for Terror Ingredients, Cite Security Risks
Security experts discuss the unregulated sale of explosive materials like ammonium nitrate, detonators, and gelatin sticks in India's open market. The panel, including Former Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau Yashwardhan Azad, and Dr. Tara Kartha, Director of Research and Academics at CLAWS, examines the national security implications. Major General Mestron stated, 'this is a wake up call for the whole of nation'. The discussion covers the failure to enforce existing laws like the Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012, the role of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), and the exploitation of these materials by terror groups. Panelists advocate for improved enforcement, enhanced intelligence, community policing, and a review of which ministry oversees these sensitive materials to prevent their misuse in IEDs.
