“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.â€
-Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), 'Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13,' May 3, 1919
Even though the world community has so far failed to come to a conformity to give a specific meaning to the term" terrorism," yet it is assumed to be a planned system of brutality and terrorization particularly for political means or religious ideologies. In laymen’s term, it is understood to indicate premeditated and organized acts of slaughter, disfigurement and menacing of innocent men, women and children in order to instigate fear and instable the society to accomplish their pseudo-secular motives.
In a derogatory context, terrorism is branded as random, targeting of civilians, executed with disregard for human life, wicked, gratuitous or unjustified. Some definitions of terrorism, often used by government agencies, add the definitional requirement that a terrorist not belong to any recognized armed forces
In a derogatory context, terrorism is branded as random, targeting of civilians, executed with disregard for human life, wicked, gratuitous or unjustified. Some definitions of terrorism, often used by government agencies, add the definitional requirement that a terrorist not belong to any recognized armed forces
All these acts of terror clearly indicate that this menace is nothing new but have uncouthly become the buzzword of 21st century. This may be because of “Globalisation of Terrorismâ€, yes with globalisation affecting everyone in one or the other way it has undeniably affected this nuisance too. It is by now a global occurrence immediately calling for address by the world community in an effective and meaningful manner. It would also be totally unfair and reckless to charge the members of a particular religious community indulging in more acts of vandalism and terrorism than others. A world phenomenon it has to be treated and addressed as such by the international community in the spirit and with the pragmatism that it commands.
So, it’s a vicious cycle of hatred accompanied by poverty and fanaticism which continues uninterrupted. Terrorism should be dealt with a view of crushing the motives of terror and not the terrorists alone. The Superpowers and his allies should be unbiased and non-political in curbing this menace.
