Terrorism Post 9/11: An Indian Perspective
By- P.R. Chari and Suba Chandran (eds)
India has been facing a wide range of terrorist
threats emanating from diverse groups with objectives purporting to being
inspired by leftist, rightist, secular and sectarian ideologies. Some groups
are plainly criminal organizations. They have used different tactics to achieve
their ends ranging from hit and run tactics to fidayeen (suicide) attacks. The terrorists have used a variety of
weapons to create mayhem including small arms. Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs), shoulder fired rockets and human bombs. Since India lies between two
volatile regions—South East Asia and Central Asia that are centres for arms and
drugs smuggling, the availability of weapons to the terrorists is not a
problem.
9/11 changed the contours of the international
system. It also enhanced the terrorist threat to India. Pakistan’s role in the
War against Terrorism has informed its promotion of terrorist activities across
its eastern border after it was coerced into assisting the US campaign against
terrorism on Pakistan’s western border and in Afghanistan. The terrorist
attacks against the J&K Assembly and the Indian Parliament, the Army camp
at Kaluchak and the Akshardham/Raghunath temples are manifestations of this new
reality.
This volume brings together the entire range of
issues relating to terrorism in India, the efforts made by the Indian
government to combat this menace, its successes and failures, besides profiling
some of the significant terrorist groups in South Asia. A documentation section
provides information on the legal framework available to assist the
anti-terrorism campaign.
P.R. Chari,
former member of the Indian Administrative Services, has held several important
positions including Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Director,
Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses. He was International Fellow, Centre
for International Affairs, Harvard University and is currently Director of the
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) He has worked extensively on
nuclear disamandment non-proliferation and Indian defence issues and is the
author of many distinguished publications.
Suba Chandran
has been with the IPCS since 1998 and currently is working on the Ford
Foundation study on India’s Security
Problematique. With a doctoral degree from the School of International
Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, his research interests include Pakistan,
Kashmir Indo-Pak relations and suicide terrorism. He is a recipient of the Ford
ACDIS Fellowship and will be working at the ACDIS, University of Illinois
starting from June 2003 for six months on Limited
War between India and Pakistan.
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81-7304-510-0 2003 310p.
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