The search operations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are welcome, though a bit belated (“On terror funding trail, NIA conducts raids on separatists,” June 4). The terrorist outfits are having a free run in the Kashmir Valley, supported overtly and covertly by Pakistani actors. Keeping the pot boiling on the Kashmir issue is their sole motive. It is heartening to note that the government has decided to take the bull by its horns, sending a clear warning signal to terrorist outfits that it will resort to concerted action to bring peace in the Valley. The government should ensure that such operations reach their logical conclusion — putting brakes on terror funding — so that militant outfits and their sponsors can be exposed at the international level. Such operations, coupled with India’s repeated assertions of the need for a permanent solution to bilateral issues, augur well for a trouble-free situation in the Valley.
V. Subramanian,
Chennai