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Crime-Terror Nexus in South Asia - States, Security and Non-State Actors (Hardcover, New)
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Crime-Terror Nexus in South Asia - States, Security and Non-State Actors (Hardcover, New)
Series: Asian Security Studies
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This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing
in particular on the activities of non-state actors that operate
out of Pakistan, and challenges the conventional wisdom that the
Pakistan Taleban (TTP) and Al-Qaeda are Pakistan's most serious
security threats. Much research has focused on the policies of
India and Pakistan towards Kashmir. But surprisingly little
attention has been paid to several notable Pakistan-based non-state
actors who are increasingly operating on their own, and who have
the potential to greatly inhibit, if not derail, the peace process
there. These groups blur the line between terrorism and organized
crime with serious implications for policy in the region. India and
Pakistan can engage in confidence-building measures, but if
criminal actors such as Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) and D-Company cannot
effectively be controlled, a lack of trust between both sides will
remain. Although the role of regular military forces is not to be
discounted, many of the non-state actors in Indian-Held Kashmir,
such as LeT, are not confined by the same restraints as state
forces, thus allowing them engage in more violent actions without
fear of reprisal. In order for lawmakers, security personnel, and
others to develop sound, comprehensive policies, these forces and
their potential to undermine political initiatives must be fully
appreciated. This book explores the dynamics of the relationship
between Pakistan, D-Company, and LeT and how it affects strategic
thought, decision-making, and security interests in the region and
explains the triangular relationships between states, terrorist
groups, and organized criminal syndicates in general, and in India
and Pakistan in particular. This book will of much interest to
students of South Asian politics, terrorism, organised crime, war
and conflict studies, and Security Studies in general.
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