Challenges and responses to Indian democracy — Political Science STD 12 Arts — Question

• Meaning: - The word Terrorism is derived from the Latin word Terror.

• Which means it's about to be the most delusional time of the year, as well as terrorism or terrorism.
• This is an activity that achieves its goals by spreading fear and harassment in the society.

• Terrorist: When an individual or a group of individuals or an organization uses the means of spreading fear and terror to achieve its objectives, it is known as a terrorist and such organizations are known as a terrorist organization.

• Strategic attacks or attacks by terrorists cause serious damage to life, property, transportation, public property, security guards or weapons caches.

• Forms of Terrorism: Terrorism is mainly found on two levels.

1. At the local level: In this form of terrorism, one has a limited scope of work within a state or country.
2. Internationally: Organizations with their own terrorist activity in more than one state of the world.

• Some countries provide financial assistance in this activity.
• So also some training.

• Terrorism in India: Over the last few years, terrorists in India have carried out various forms of blackmail.

• In which terrorist organizations like Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front of Jammu and Kashmir, Hizbul Mujahideen, and Jaish-e-Muhammad are active.
• Other countries help such organizations and financially destabilize the internal peace of the state.
• The small National Council and the People's Liberation Army in East India carry out separatist activities for the country in the form of Naxalism in Bihar.
• In the 80's, the separate Khalistan demand of a group like Babbar Khalsa in Punjab was transformed into terrorism, which resulted in "Operation Blue Star" and the assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
• The ULFA and Bodo organizations in Assam and the LTTE in Tamil Nadu were active in demanding a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka.
• Shri Rajiv Gandhi was the victim of the LITE suicide attack, at the present time the military measures of the Sri Lankan government have crushed the LTTE activity.

• Major terrorist attacks:

• One of the biggest terrorist incidents in India was the December 13, 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.
• Attack on Gandhinagar Akshardham temple.
• The attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 can be considered.