Terrorism is continuously spreading its tentacles to all aspects of human life and thus eroding the quality of life. Hardly a day passes without a terrorist incident somewhere or the other. It is an unacceptable affront on society, disrupting the very foundations upon which it is based. Responding to terrorism is difficult because the threat is usually not constant. What the terrorist does is kill, maim, kidnap and torture. Terrorism is not the problem of its victims or victim societies alone but its impact reverberates across the globe. South Asia has been experiencing the terrorist activities, for a long time. Hundreds and thousands of people are getting killed in the region. Violence and atrocities on people have become the order of the day. A collective effort by the South Asian states and civil societies against terrorism is yet to be made. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks on World Trade Centre, the Indian Parliament also become a target for the terrorist attack, thus making South Asia more vulnerable to the terrorist activities.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A. Subramanyam Raju
A.Subramanyam Raju received his M.A. (Political Science) degree from Goa University, M.Phil from the School of International Studies, Pondicherry University and Ph.D from the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad. He is a recipient of the Kodikara Award (1998) and Mahbub ul Haq Award (2003) conferred by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo and Scholar of Peace (2002) by Women in Security Conflict Management & Peace (WISCOMP), New Delhi. His area of research interest is on conflict resolution and confidence building measures with reference to South Asia. His publications include Democracies at Loggerheads: Security Aspects of US-India Relations (Colorado: International Academic Publishers Pvt. Ltd and New Delhi: South Asian Publishers, 2001); Third-Generation Indian Perceptions of the Kashmir Issue (Colombo: RCSS, 2001) and (ed) Nuclear India: Problems and Perspectives (New Delhi: South Asian Publishers, 2000). His forthcoming studies are: Indian Women Scientists’ Perceptions of the Nuclear Issue and Maritime Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka.
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