Terrorism in India is primarily attributable to religious communities and Naxalite radical movements.[citation needed] The regions with long term terrorist activities today are Jammu and Kashmir‚ Mumbai‚ Central India (Naxalism) and the Seven Sister States (independence and autonomy movements). As of 2006‚ at least 232 of the country’s 608 districts were afflicted‚ at differing intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements.[1] In August 2008‚ National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has
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Global terrorism has continued to be a challenge especially with the conditions of tremendous insecurity and volatility as well as the tectonic shifts in the deep-rooted equations of power. Worldwide ambitions and aggravated tensions have been fuelled since the disintegration of the great Western and Soviet powers. This continues to happen in a world that is currently experiencing smoothness only at the end of a major war. Therefore‚ the assessment of global threats such as terrorism continues to
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possible to combating terrorism. It has been argued that if we focus too much on preventing terrorism‚ we risk ignoring or reducing support for measures designed to reduce other threats to life and health (Source 1). The suggested threats we risk ignoring included heart disease‚ automobile accidents‚ and drunk driving. While these are completely valid daily threats‚ they are also often easily preventable. While there is not much an individual can do to protect themselves from terrorism‚ they can definitely
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Terrorism is‚ in the most general sense‚ the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.[1] At present‚ the International community has been unable to formulate a universally agreed‚ legally binding‚ criminal law definition of terrorism.[2][3] Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror)‚ are perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to a lone attack)‚ and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants
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(What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am of course talking about the agonizing issue of terrorism. Although this issue has existed for centuries‚ the word "terrorism" has only begun being used in the second part of the 19th century (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). The earliest account of a terrorist act in the second part of the 19th century was in 1968 when a Palestinian terrorist hijacked an Israeli airliner (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 4). There are two other factors which aid terrorism: one being
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According to me‚ Terrorism is nothing but creating fear in the hearts of the people by one or the other means. This has become the problem for not only India but for many countries all around the world. We cannot blame the government for everything‚ because this cannot be happen without the internal support. Another important aspect is the lack of technology that we have. America being the strongest military force in the world is also struggling to get rid of these things. The terrorist targeting
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Domestic Terrorism in the United States Thomas A. Salisbury HSM 305 Survey of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Professor Erick Stone January 22‚ 2012 Domestic Terrorism in the United States Domestic terrorism is a real threat to this country. This type of attack is nothing new to this country but until the threat of international terrorism became prominent‚ there was not a large focus on domestic terrorism. With a look at history‚ domestic terrorists are a greater threat to security
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Adjusting to Terrorism CJA/453 September 26‚ 2011 Professor XXXXX Adjusting to Terrorism On September 11‚ 2001‚ all across the United States million of people were waking up; taking children to school‚ and going to work. This was not a normal day for people all across the United States. There were millions of people around the world watching the terrorist attack; and not believing this was happening. The first attack‚ a plane hits the north tower of the World trade center in Manhattan New
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Terrorism refers to the violent acts that intend to create a fear and nationwide attention. The terrorists commit terrorism for religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants. Terrorism is used by them to scare the public into meeting their demands. Their tactics are generally extremely violent and they will do whatever is necessary to strike fear into the hearts of those they deem to be their enemy. What can be done to combat terrorist
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Lafree‚ 2014). To honor those encounters in this essay I’ll be describing how the contemporary issues of terrorism and cybercrime are impacting standing theories. Terrorism is a recent phenomenon that gained momentum in the United States after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Baffled by the attacks the government rushed to implement the US Patriot Act which escalated the fear of terrorism and basically placed infringements on constitutional rights on the basis of national security. On a normal
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