1st Edition

Terrorism, Security and Development in South Asia National, Regional and Global Implications

Edited By M. Raymond Izarali, Dalbir Ahlawat Copyright 2021
322 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

322 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

322 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a rich analysis of the actors and organizations to reflect on the antecedents and trajectories of terrorism and insurgency in South Asia, and the different countermeasures adopted by the countries to deal with the security and developmental challenges. South Asia is a complex geography that has been both a victim and a playing field for indigenous insurgencies, and domestic... Read more

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Contextualizing Terrorism, Security, and Development in South Asia

M. Raymond Izarali and Dalbir Ahlawat

Part II: Country Cases of Terrorism, Insurgencies, and Development

Chapter 2: Non-State Acts of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Bangladesh: A Critical Review

Mokerrom Hossain and Rawshan Sadia Afroze

Chapter 3: Terrorism, Security, and Development in Sri Lanka: In the National, Regional, and Global Context

Stanley W. Samarasinghe

Chapter 4: Tenuous Security in the Himalayas: A Focus on Nepal

Thomas A. Marks

Chapter 5: Naxal Insurgency in India: Genesis, Ideological Precepts, and Security Challenges

Dalbir Ahlawat

Chapter 6: Normalcy Restored? The Lingering Drivers of Insurgency in Northeast India

Alex Waterman

Chapter 7: The Improbable Rise and Inglorious Fall of the Khalistan Insurgency in India’s Punjab

Philip Hultquist

Chapter 8: Terrorism and Insurgency in Afghanistan

William Maley

Chapter 9: The Persistence of Terrorism in Pakistan: An Analysis of Domestic and Regional Factors

Abdul Basit and Zahid Shahab Ahmed

PART III: Issues of Radicalization, Extremism and the State

Chapter 10: Hindu Radicalization and Implications for India

Bidisha Biswas

Chapter 11: The Proliferation of Extremism and Security Issues in the Maldives

Kirklin J. Bateman

Part IV: Issues of Regional Security and Global Implications

Chapter 12: Terrorism, Security, and Development and the "never-ending" Conflict Over Jammu and Kashmir

Eamon Murphy

Chapter 13: Women and Militancy in South Asia: Straddling the Agent–Victim Binary

Tanya Narozhna

Chapter 14: Security Vulnerabilities in South Asia and the Indian Ocean

G.V.C. Naidu

Chapter 15: The Impact of Terrorism in South Asia: Implications and Prospects

Ihekwoaba D. Onwudiwe and Edidiong Mendie

Part V: Conclusion

Chapter 16: Some Rumination on the Impact of Terrorism, Insurgencies, and (In)Security in South Asia in the Age of Globalization

M. Raymond Izarali

Biography

M. Raymond Izarali is a philosopher and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Dalbir Ahlawat is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University, Australia.