Counter IED India, 3-5 October 2012, Mumbai

IB Consultancy is organizing Counter IED India together with the Centre for Asia Studies a major think tank in India. The three day event will take place in Mumbai, India on the 3-5 October 2012 and will bring together Asia’s leading experts in C-IED, EOD, Land EW and Counter Terrorism for three days of high level conference, exhibition, workshops and demonstrations.

Here is a chance for those in business to learn from experts, share their perceptions and learn about the related issues concerning this most important threat to Indian and Asian cities, infrastructure and people.

 

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Unique Benefits:

C-IED India Unique Benefits:

• Attend the largest and only dedicated C-IED event in Asia
• Gain insight into the tendering process in India during the pre-conference procurement session led by the Indian Ministry of Defence and Indian Ministry of Finance
• Network with 200 delegates from India, Asia and the rest of the world
• Visit the industry-leading exhibition where you will see the latest products, technologies and solutions for the C-IED community
• Obtain a global perspective during case studies from military, government, academic and commercial speakers from India, Asia, Europe, Middle East and the USA
• See the latest C-IED equipment used in live product demonstrations and speak to the operators
• Exchange your opinions with the people that matter during the pre-conference networking drinks reception and end of day two gala dinner open to all attendees.
   

Airline tickets booked for C-IED India through SkyTeam receive 10% discount. To book your flight, please visit www.skyteam.com/globalmeetings and quote the Event Code “2232S”.

India has been a victim of cross-border terrorism and has witnessed repeated attempts by violent non state actors to attack cities, infrastructure, mass transport systems and innocent people to create fear and cause damage. The Research Department Explosive (RDX) which made its first appearance in the Mumbai terror attack in 1993 is not the only material used in the IEDs. 

Earlier this year a series of three coordinated bomb explosions at different locations in Mumbai claimed 26 lives and injured another 130. The IEDs used in the 2011 attacks were not crude and showed a certain level of sophistication. The ability of the terrorists to improvise and use locally available ingredients for making IEDs has complicated matters for those charged with preventing such attacks: “Whoever perpetrated this attack has worked in a very, very clandestine manner.” Indian Union Home Minister P Chidambaram

Even the post attack investigations are are fraught with issues as there are fewer leads today due to the sophisticated manner in which such attacks are planned and carried out. In almost all the cases, the intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies bear the brunt of public outrage and criticism for failure to prevent such repeated attacks. The intelligence agencies have been blamed for not providing "actionable proactive intelligence".

Terrorists on the other hand are constantly improving their intelligence, local knowledge, technical and surveillance ability which confers a great advantage vis-a-vis security/intelligence agencies. The challenges to deter, detect and destroy sleeper cells and IEDs while pursuing terrorists to protect lives and property are immense and needs to be critically analyzed.