| ID | 132879 |
| Title Proper | Indian Jihadism |
| Other Title Information | the evolving threat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tankel, Stephen |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | India has been confronting jihadist violence for decades. Although expeditionary terrorism by Pakistani militants typically receives the most focus, indigenous actors, many benefitting from Pakistani support, are responsible for the majority of jihadist attacks in India. Yet the dynamics of Indian jihadism remain under-explored. This article examines the Indian Mujahideen (IM), which constitutes the primary indigenous jihadist threat. It argues the IM is best understood as a label for a network of modules, with a loose leadership, that is connected to smaller, self-organizing clusters of would-be militants as well as to foreign militant groups like the Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol.37, No.7; Jul.2014: p.567-585 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol.37, No.7; Jul.2014: p.567-585 |
| Key Words | India ; Jihad ; Indigenous Actor ; Expeditionary Terrorism ; Pakistan ; Indian Jihadism ; Pakistani Support ; Indigenous Jihadist Threat - IJT ; Indian Mujahideen - IM ; Indian Dynamics ; Lashkar-E-Taiba ; Foreign Militant Groups - FMG ; Cross Border Terrorism - CBT |