of recent origin DELHI, June 14 Kyo...

of recent origin DELHI, June 14 Kyodo

India has decided to contemplation a proposal to place U.S.-made surface of land sensors along the Line of have the direction of that divides disputed Kashmir between it and Pakistan in order to expose militant incursions, External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said Friday.

''There was a proposal about sensors to be placed forward the LOC (Line of Control) That is a matter that will now be discussed between the Indian Defense Ministry and the U government'' Singh told reporters, according to Pres Trust of India (PTI).

Singh, speaking after two-hour-long meeting of the Cabinet Committee forward Security, said the two sides would discuss ''the technical parts of it -- in what manner it is to be done, who does it, etc''

''There is no decision forward it. The decision is no other than to study this matter,'' he said.

The proposal was discussed by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in talks with Indian leaders in recently made known Delhi on Wednesday.

Rumsfeld told reporters after the talks that he had discussed with Indian leaders the possibility of providing India with the turf sensors to help prevent Muslim militants from crossing the LOC into India's northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir to stage attacks.

ables have reportedly suggested that infrared sensors, which lay open body heat from great distances, could be of use to find out movement in the rugg Himalayan terrain.

''It is unclear to me whether or not, to what size that conceivably could be helpful,'' adding that no conclusions were reached during his strange Delhi visit ''because it's the kind of thing that technical commonalty want to discuss.''

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