Pakistan and Non-State Actors

If we divide the internal security challenges into four main groups, to include, Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast India, Left Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the hinterland, then the first and the last are a direct manifestation of Pakistani influence. It is part of Pakistan’s state policy to ‘bleed India through a thousand cuts’, given its obvious disadvantages on the conventional war fighting front.

Jihadi Terrorism

The jihadi threat to India originates from six sources:

  1. The Pakistani state-backed ‘jihad’, especially in Kashmir
  2. Bangladesh where jihadis are set to grow in strength
  3. The growth of jihadi groups in West ....
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