Cross-Border Terrorism In South Asia

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. History of South Asian countries. 3. Overview on insurrections and terrorism in the various countries of South Asia. 4. Problem of terminology. 5. Modus operandi of the militants groups. 6. Security forces and terrorism. 7. Links between terrorism and war. 8. Economic factors. 9. Administrative set-up and legal arsenal to fight terrorism. 10. Transnational terrorism. 11. International terrorism in South Asia. 12. Terrorism in South Asia. 13. Combating terrorism in South Asia: challenges and prospects. "Terrorist acts are common in most of the countries traditionally included in South Asia. Cross-border terrorism is not only greatly expensive but also deeply disastrous to the whole region and a threat tot he world peace and security. The fact that the terrorist activities that plague South Asian states have cross-border dimension mainly because their origins and causes interconnect and overlap political boundaries. This book therefore aims at understanding these complexities through history of these countries, modus operandi of the militant groups, and their linkages. In doing so material regarding economic, administrative and transnational terrorism, have been compiled for our readers, along with some aspects of challenges and prospects.