ID | 146581 |
Title Proper | Islamic State |
Other Title Information | the new brand of terrorism in India |
Language | ENG |
Author | Balasubramaniyan, V |
Contents | Competition among fundamentalist groups could push each of them to outdo others who would evolve in a constant state of ‘one-upmanship’. There are already strong indications of such a threat emerging in India. Incidentally, the Al Qaeda’s first cell in the Indian subcontinent was recently uncovered in Sambhal. Given this discovery, the Islamic State’s growth in India will lead to competition among like-minded groups such as Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, which would spur them on to unleash more violence in different parts of India. Constituted by a literate membership, driven by hardcore ideology, the Islamic State in India has essentially become a new brand of terrorism which is as yet unseen in the annals of political violence. |
`In' analytical Note | Indian Defence Review Vol. 31, No.2; Apr-Jun 2016: p.65-70 |
Journal Source | Indian Defence Review 2016-06 31, 2 |
Key Words | Terrorism ; Political Violence ; India ; Sri Lanka ; Bangladesh ; Al Qaeda ; Islamic State ; Neighbourhood ; South India ; Radicalisation ; Pakistan Taliban ; NIA ; Indian Counter Terrorism Programme |