GROWING ISLAMIC TERRORISM IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON

India must find its own ways to tackle the problem

- BY NANTOO BANERJEE

Pakistan is back in the business of pushing Jihadists into India. It is the same old story.

Last week, barely 12 days after the announcement of a ceasefire on 10 May, Pakistani terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district killed an Indian soldier in an encounter with the security forces. When were those Pakistani Jihadists pushed to J&K - before, or after the May 10th ceasefire? Has the Pakistani deep state taken seriously India's warning that the country may resume military attacks on Pakistan if the latter fails to keep a tight rein on its Islamist terror outfits to prevent attacks on India?

Ironically, the latest Pakistani terror attack took place at a time when India’s all-party delegations of Parliamentarians were out to campaign on ‘India’s Operation Sindoor Global Outreach’ to tell the countries across the world that Pakistan only thrives on terrorism. Last week, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said that over 20,000 Indians have been killed in terrorist attacks in the last four decades. “Pakistan state-sponsored cross-border terrorism in India seeks to hold hostage the lives of civilians, religious harmony, and economic prosperity,” he said.