During a meeting with US National Security Advisor James Jones in June 2009, Kapoor said that the terrorists took advantage of the open border, the cable sent to US State Department by US Embassy in New Delhi stated.[break]
During the meeting that dwelt largely on the issue of Kashmir problem, Jones had asked Kapoor how Pakistanis react when the Indian confront them with terrorist activities in the troubled Kashmir.
“Kapoor replied the Pakistanis remain in denial mode, but fortunately today India´s counter-infiltration posture is stronger than in the past,” reads the cable leaked by the WikiLeaks.
Asked about the percentage of infiltrators that get through, Kapoor estimated between 15 to 20 percent but cited the challenged posed by India´s open border with Nepal. “He asserted that at least 16 terrorists this year entered India through Nepal and then traveled to Kashmir,” added the report.
Kapoor stressed that infiltration bid were ´acts of aggression´ throughout his remarks.
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