Asked whether the government was considering setting up of a federal agency to deal with terror-related cases, he said the Administrative Reforms Commission had made certain recommendations and there were international conventions on financing of terror and other relevant laws. There was also the issue of methodology and investigation, he said.

"The entire matter is being looked into by a group of senior officials. The issue (of a federal agency) is part of this exercise of examining legal, and procedural aspects," Gupta said.

Asked about his comments that every terror strike was a learning experience, he said the IB's new research wing would be studying these aspects "so that we can make preparations" even to prevent such activities.

He gave an example of the recent Delhi blasts saying these were "low intensity explosives but had a large impact" and said such experiences would be studied and lessons learnt.

To a question as to who could be held accountable for these terror strikes, Dasmunsi shot back "can anyone predict a terrorist strike. No government can prevent (secretive terror plots) it."

Gupta refused to share any information on the progress made in the probe into the recent serial blasts in Delhi and other cities.