Terror’s changing face, India’s counter-terror strategy
This article examines the evolution of global terrorism since 9/11 and how India's counter-terrorism strategy has shifted from passive warnings to active, bold responses. It notes the transition from large organizations to autonomous, tech-enabled actors.
Why it matters
It provides a strategic overview of how national security policies are adapting to decentralized threats and modern technology.
The terror attack carried out by al-Qaeda on the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001 was neither the first major terrorist attack in the world nor the first against the United States. But it fundamentally changed how terrorism would be fought in the decades that followed.
Over the past 25 years, the global security landscape, including that of India, has changed irreversibly. The forms of terrorism have evolved, the instruments used to perpetrate terror have changed, and so too have the strategies adopted by countries around the world to counter terrorism.
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