War on Terror

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The present status of international cooperation in countering terrorism is not particularly encouraging because strategic interests of countries take priority over countering terrorism. Most collaborative measures at the global level taken so far are ineffective and disjointed. Indiscriminate use of force by security forces invariably lead to conflict escalation, comparative studies regarding relationship between harsh measures and escalation of conflicts show that there is need of evolving better methods of using force that would not hurt

Aakrosh has been highlighting various issues related to terrorism and internal conflicts for almost a decade now and emphasizing the fact that international cooperation in developing anti-terrorist institutions and enlarging and developing wider security network is necessary to combat terrorism. There is a little doubt that we need to tackle the fountainhead of terrorism, presently the entire effort seems to be directed to fight certain terrorist groups, mostly those that directly threatens us, and the so-called war on terrorism has got totally lost in strategic agendas. A reorientation of global effort for combating terrorism is required; fundamentalism and terrorism must be countered in all its manifestations, as a narrow and selective approach can have little impact.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maj.Gen. Afsir Karim

Maj.Gen. Afsir Karim belongs to the Parachute Regiment. He commended a Para battolition during 1971 in Bangladesh operations. He served in J&K at various levels of his professional career including command of an infantry Brigade on the Line of control, and as Major General on staff in the Northern army. He commanded an infantry division in southern command. He was nominated to attend the national Defence College Course in 1981. He was a member of the National Security Advisory Board from 1999-2001. Maj.Gen. Afsir Karim retired from the Indian army in 1989. a specialist on issues related to terrorism and Low Intensity conflicts, he has published a number of books on the subjects- Counter Terrorism: The Pakistan Factor (1991), Transnational Terrorism: Danger in South(1993) and Kashmir: The Troubled Frontiers(1994). He is currently the editor of Aakrosh: Asian journal on Terrorism and Internal Conflicts.

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Title
War on Terror
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788124114254
Length
303p., Tables; Index; 23cm.
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