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The Face of Terror: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Al-Qaeda Nexus

The Face of Terror: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Al-Qaeda Nexus

Edited by Rajat Sood
1421 1495 (5% off)
ISBN 13
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9789386720009
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2018
Terrorism is one of the gravest menaces facing our 21st-century world because it sees acts of violence as the only way to achieve political aims. The particular aim or problem depends on the terrorist’s individual worldview. In a terrorist’s eyes, political dilemmas and conflicts caused by ethnic and cultural differences can be resolved by violence alone. Lashkar-e-Taiba has attacked civilian and military targets in India, most notably the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Its stated objective is to introduce an Islamic state in South Asia and to “liberate” Muslims residing in Indian Kashmir. The organization is banned as a terrorist organization by India, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia and Australia. Jaish-e-Mohammed is a Deobandi jihadist group active in Kashmir. The group’s primary motive is to separate Kashmir from India and merge it into Pakistan. It has carried out several attacks primarily in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It also maintained close relations with Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and continues to be allied to them.