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Terrorism Module - VI

Insurgency and
What measures can be taken in the war against Terrorism? Terrorism

 Use Army against Terrorists; Destroy terror bases and eliminate terrorists;
 Create special laws to deal with terrorists and their organisations;

 Develop infrastructure in the field of communication, create organisations to
detect, identify funding source etc;
Note
 Work together with other countries in the fight against terror

22.3.1 Terrorism in India

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, there are different
types of terrorism in India. These are, Narco terroism, Left-wing terrorism and Ethno-
nationalist terrorism. You have learnt about the first two forms of terrorism. Let us see
what are the other types.

Left Wing Terrorism

It is a form of terrorism that wants to bring in communist ideologies in the governance
of people. Also called Marxist-Leninist terrorism it is found in many parts of the
world. Some examples of this type of terrorism in the world are:-

 Japanese Red Army,
 Naxalite group in India,

 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

Ethno-nationalist Terrorism
Also called Nationalist terrorism, it is a type of terrorism where groups are seeking
more autonomy withn the state or want a separate nation for themselves. These
group of people feel that they are not getting enough from the state or denied their
rights. Some examples of such groups in the world are:
 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
 People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MKO)
 Tamil Tigers(LTTE)
 Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)

22.4 Impact of Terrorism on India
Let us now see how India has been affected by terrorism.Some states in India have
been affected by terrorism for a long time. These are Jammu & Kashmir, NE states of
Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. We also saw the movement for creation of
Khalistan in the state of Punjab and assasination of our Hon'ble Prime Minister Smt

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