An enduring threat

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An enduring threat

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  1. K.Naraynan former National Security advisor has talked about religious and ideological driven terrorism.

Important Facts

  1. Intelligence agency has failed to understand dimensions of religion-based terrorism.
  2. Due to which Iran religious movement has led to establishment of Theocratic state (state which is governed by its religious elite)
  3. Another example is establishment of terror group Al-Qaeda and attack on World trade center.
  4. Islamist state terror group has made their presence in Asia, Africa and part of Europe after they lost territory in Syria and Iraq.
  5. Recently, radicalised Islamist terrorist made indiscriminate attack on Hindu and Sikh convoy in Afghanistan.
  6. India is also facing threat from cross border terrorism by Jaish-e-mohammed (JEM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
  7. Africa has been made new battle ground for Islamic state spreading from Somalia and Kenya in the east through Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal in the west. Leading to loss of more than 10,000 lives.
  8. Other terror groups active in different part of Africa (Al-Shabab in Somalia, the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen in Mali).
  9. Boko Haram once affiliated with IS posed more threat than al-Qaeda.
  10. He also said that intelligence agency failed to understand ethnic oriented violence. Ethnic violence should not be labelled as religious violence.
  11. Kurd in west Asia has been victim of Ethnic oriented violence.
  12. Ethnic violence is mostly based on Local grievances and influenced by outsiders as well.
  13. Resurgence of Sikh radical extremist group has evolved in Canada, USA and UK with their demand for Khalistan.
  14. Exacerbated sentiments of Sikh were shown during ripping off Indian flag during our PM visit in UK.
  15. Variety of terror groups active globally influenced by either on the basis of religion or ideology when intertwined cause extreme form of terrorism.
  16. It is important to understand Ideology based terrorism playing more important role than religion-based terrorism.
  17. Behavioral pattern further influences expansion of terrorism.
  18. India needs to take strong steps to tackle with extreme form of terrorism as it is surrounded by top most wanted terrorist group.
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