Terrorism

SABIHA MORE
ETOMOLOGICALLY SPEAKING………
 "Terror" comes from a Latin terrere meaning "to
frighten”. The terror cimbricus was a panic and
state of emergency in Rome in response to the
approach of warriors of the Cimbri tribe in 105
BC. The Jacobins cited this precedent when
imposing a Reign of Terror during the French
Revolution
THE TASK FORCE CLASSIFIED TERRORISM INTO SIX
CATEGORIES.

 Civil disorder – A form of collective violence

interfering with the peace, security, and normal
functioning of the community.
 Eg :-In Somalia, Sudan we have seen this kind of
terrorism.
 Political terrorism –A violent criminal behavior
designed primarily to generate fear in the
community, or substantial segment of it, for
political purposes.
 In Afghanistan, Iraq city we see it very often.
 Non-Political terrorism – Terrorism that is not aimed at
political purposes but which exhibits “conscious design to create
and maintain a high degree of fear for coercive purposes, but the
end is individual or collective gain rather than the achievement
of a political objective.” In our city we had seen it recently.
 Quasi-terrorism – The activities incidental to the commission
of crimes of violence that are similar in form and method to
genuine terrorism but which nevertheless lack its essential
ingredient. It is not the main purpose of the quasi-terrorists to
induce terror in the immediate victim as in the case of genuine
terrorism, but the quasi-terrorist uses the modalities and
techniques of the genuine terrorist and produces similar
consequences and reaction. For example, the Somali pirates
who takes hostages is a quasi-terrorist, whose methods are
similar to those of the genuine terrorist but whose purposes are
quite different
 Limited political terrorism – Genuine political
terrorism is characterized by a revolutionary
approach; limited political terrorism refers to “acts
of terrorism which are committed for ideological
or political motives but which are not part of a
concerted campaign to capture control of the state.
 Official or state terrorism –"referring to nations
whose rule is based upon fear and oppression that
reach similar to terrorism or such proportions.” It
may also be referred to as Structural Terrorism
defined broadly as terrorist acts carried out by
governments in pursuit of political objectives,
often as part of their foreign policy.
 TERROR ATTACK IN MUMBAI INCLUDES
 12 March 1993 - Series of 13 bombs go off killing 257
 6 December 2002 - Bomb goes off in a bus in Ghatkopar killing 2
 27 January 2003 - Bomb goes off on a bicycle in Vile Parle killing 1
 14 March 2003 - Bomb goes off in a train in Mulund killing 10
 28 July 2003 - Bomb goes off in a bus in Ghatkopar killing 4
 25 August 2003 -
Two Bombs go off in cars near the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar kill
ing 50
 11 July 2006 - Series of seven bombs go off in trains killing 209
 26 November 2008 to 29 November 2008 -
Coordinated series of attacks killing at least 172.
 On 13 February 2010, a bomb explosion at the German Bakery in Pune
killed ten people, and injured at least 60 more.
TERRORISM IN INDIA……….
 is primarily attributable to Islamic, Hindu, Sikh,
Christian and Naxalite radical movements.
 The regions with long term terrorist activities
today are Jammu and Kashmir, Mumbai,
Central India (Naxalism) and Seven Sister States
(independence and autonomy movements). In the
past, the Punjab insurgency led to militant
activities in the Indian state of Punjab as well as
the national capital Delhi.
Terrorism !!! Is the world safe??
THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS WERE COMPILED BY INDIAN ARMY

 Number of civilians killed in Kashmir since 1988: 65,000 to 1,00,000

 Number of Youth disappeared during turmoil : 3429
 Number of Kashmiri militant camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir: 49
 Total number of Kashmir militant camps in Pakistan: 37
 Number of Kashmiri militant camps in Afghanistan: 22 (During Taliban
rule)
 Number of militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir: 800 (2009
estimate)
 Number of Kashmiri Militants in Indian jails: 125
 Total number of Kashmiri Pandits displaced from the state: over 750,000
 Amount of explosives recovered from Kashmiri Militants in India: 60 tons
or 30,000 kg (estimate)
 Major Kashmiri Militant training camps:
 THE OBJECTIVE OF TERRORISM…..
 To create fear in the mind of common man
 To destabilize the government
 To cause destruction and loss:- human, property,
nature etc.
 To take over the country and state
 To satisfy personal or confused ideology
 To eliminate the opposition
 To mobilize mass support for personal aspiration
CHARACTERSTICS OF TERRORISM…….
 It is illogical
 It is misleading, facts are presented in a twisted
manner
 It only talks about disruption, killing and looting
innocent civilians, it is violent
 It is free of religion but is presented as a religious
phenomena.
 It always has the lust for power as a hidden agenda.
CONTINUE…….
 It does not allow rational and logical thinking.
 It emotionally black mails you
 It is universal .None of the country is spared in
the process.
 It has a ideology at its inception but gets lost in
the process