India today assured it has no plans to fly drone or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over frontiers with Bangladesh as the two countries discussed measures to contain trans-border crimes and increase coordinated patrolling to curb movement of insurgents across the boundary.
"We neither have any plans, nor do we have any plans in the future to deploy any drones or any such thing," Border Security Force (BSF) chief Subhash Joshi said at the end of a six-day Director-General level talks here.
Addressing a joint press conference with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) chief Major General Aziz Ahmed, the BSF chief refuted earlier media reports that the BSF plans to fly the drones or the UAVs over Bangladesh frontiers.
"We immediately sent clarification through the media. I think that should clarify whatever misgivings anybody may have," Joshi, whose force gaurds two crucial frontiers of Bangladesh and Pakistan, said.
Bangladesh had earlier sought a clarification from India on reports in Indian and Bangladeshi media that the BSF would soon deploy the UAVs along the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh to maintain heightened vigil against cross-border intrusions.
During the talks, the two sides discussed various measures to curb trans-border crimes and agreed to increase coordinated patrolling on the border to prevent movement of criminals, smugglers and insurgents across the international boundary.
