About the Book

This anthology of essays traverses a wide range of issues exploring the inconsistencies in the global war on terror, and brings together diverse perspectives from eminent academia, practitioners, technologists and civil society from Asia. It takes the conversation beyond the academic realm by delving into first person accounts from authors who are living and fighting terrorism in the heart of conflict zones in the region. The book navigates the conceptual challenges encountered during normal building efforts to counter terrorism, identifies ideologies and drivers fuelling this transnational resurgence of extremist violence, examines how technology is changing the nature of conflict and dives deep into the growing spectre of terrorism from South West Asia, to the extended outposts in South Asia and South East Asia. Most importantly, it debates the absence of effective counter-narratives to counter terrorism and offers ideas to build upon a reservoir of best practices by countries in the region.

About the Editor

Shruti Pandalai is an Associate Fellow at IDSA, primarily working on India's strategic thought and practice. Great power politics, neighbourhood relations, developments in military affairs and new emerging threats to national security are her areas of research interest. She also specialises on the issue of strategic communication in defence and diplomacy. She has been part of task force projects with the National Security council secretariat, ministry of external affairs and home affairs and frequently presents her research at conferences in international think tanks and military institutions. She has published widely in academic journals and the media and is currently focusing her research on the dynamics of the Sino-Indian relationship. Shruti was honoured with the IDSA President's Award for excellence in research in 2015. She is part of many global emerging leaders’ fora including "The Asian Forum of Global Governance, The Munich Young Leaders Programme and is also a 2017 Raisina Fellow. Previously, Shruti was a broadcast journalist, a News Anchor and Senior Correspondent with a leading national English news network specialising in international affairs. She is an alumna of St Xavier's College Calcutta, The Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, and The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London.

Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures
Introduction
India’s Quest for a Global Convention on Combating Terrorism:An Overview of Regional Responses and Recurring Challenges
Shruti Pandalai

SECTION ONE:

NORMS AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: CHALLENGES FOR ASIA

Special Insight I
Keynote Address
H.E. Mhd. Hanif Atmar, National Security Advisor, Afghanistan

1. Developing a Common Denominator to Fight Terrorism in Asia
   - Maj. Gen. Mahmud Ali Durrani (Retd.)
2. Geopolitics of Islamic Jihad: The Islamic State—Roots, Savagery and Future
   - Abdel Bari Atwan
3. Invisible Jihad: Challenges for India and Asia
   - Praveen Swami
4. Countering Terrorism in the AfPak Ehsan Monavar5Terrorism Industry and its Global Expansion
   - Waiel Awwad

SECTION TWO

NEW WAVE OF GLOBAL TERROR: IDEAS, RESOURCES AND TRENDS

Special Insight II

5. Hostage Taking as a Tool of Terrorism and Methodology of Negotiations
   - Baker Atyani, Al Arabiya News Bureau Chief , South and East Asia
6. Terror Finance in Kashmir: A Brief Overview
   - Atul Goel
7. Women and Support for Terrorism in Pakistan
   - C. Christine Fair and Ali Hamza
8. Women and Da’esh
   - Lamya Haji Bashar

SECTION THREE

THE AGE OF INSTANT TERROR:TECHNOLOGY, THE GAME CHANGER

9. Breaking the ISIS Brand: Trajectories into and out of Terrorism and the Social Media Recruitment of ISIS
   - Anne Speckhard
10. Technology and Intelligence in Countering Terrorism: An Intuitive Approach
    - Saikat Datta
11. Online Radicalisation and India
    - Sanjeev Singh
12. Tackling Malicious Profiling Online: The Indian Experience
    - Manjula Sridhar

SECTION FOUR

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES: THE WEST ASIA CONUNDRUM UNRAVELLING GEOPOLITICS AND GLOBAL RESPONSE

Special Insight III

13. Countering Terrorism in the Maghreb: Implications for Global Security
    - Mustafa El Sagezli, General Manager, Libyan Program for Re-integration and Development
14. A Brief Survey of Total Strategic Failure: NATO in West Asia
    - Frank Ledwidge
15. What After Counter Insurgency?: Raiding in Zones of Turmoil
    - Eitan Shamir

SECTION FIVE

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES – SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA:THE GROWING SPECTRE OF TERROR

16. Countering Terrorism: Perspectives from Bangladesh
    - Lt. Gen. Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy (Retd.)
17. The Sri Lankan Defeat of Terrorism: Lessons for Evolving a Regional Response for Combating Terrorism
    - Gen. R.M. Daya Ratnayake (Retd.)
18. A 9/11 for South Asia?
    - Ayesha Siddiqa
19. The Evolving ISIS Threat to Southeast Asia
    - Kumar Ramakrishna

SECTION SIX

CONSTRUCTING EFFECTIVE COUNTER NARRATIVES: THE NEED FOR A GLOBAL RESPONSE

Special Insight IV

20. Crafting a Narrative for Kashmir
    - Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Distinguished Military Veteran and Fellow VIF
21. The Deconstruction of the Jihadist Narrative
    - Adil Rasheed
22. Understanding Sufism to Influence Extremism in Kashmir
    - S.M. Sahai

List of Contributors

Index

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