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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
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Religion and security play an important role in traditional societies. In South and Central Asia, traditional and moderate Islamic beliefs and practices with strong indigenous and Sufi content are diametrically opposed to radical Wahabi and Taliban brands of Islam intolerant of other cultures and groups. The emergence of radical extremist and violent Islamist movements poses serious challenges to... Read more
1. Introduction K. Warikoo 2. Taliban’s Resurgence in Afghanistan and Pakistan Frederic Grare 3. Pakistan's Slide Towards Talibanisation Sushant Sareen 4. Resurgence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Security Deepali Gaur Singh 5. Roads to Perdition: The Politics and Practice of Islamist Terrorism in India Praveen Swami 6. Islamist Extremism in Kashmir K. Warikoo 7. Communal Peace in India: Lessons from Multicultural Banaras Priyankar Upadhyaya 8. Islamist Extremism and Terror Network in Bangladesh Smruti S. Pattanaik 9. Religious Radicalism in Bangladesh: Security Challenges to India C. A. Josukutty 10. Hizb ut-Tahrir: The Destabilising Force in Central Asia Mahesh R. Debata 11. Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia Murat Laumulin 12. Islam in Contemporary Tajikistan: Role of Muslim Leaders Muzaffar Olimov 13. Ethnic-Religious Separatism in Xinjiang: Challenge to China's Security K. Warikoo
Biography
K.Warikoo is Director of the Central Asian Studies Programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has authored several books on Kashmir, Central Asia and Afghanistan, and is the founding editor of the quarterly journal Himalayan and Central Asian Studies.
