Table of Contents

1. Introduction K. Warikoo 2. Taliban’s Resurgence in Afghanistan and Pakistan Frederic Grare 3. Pakistan's Slide Towards Talibanisation Sushant Sareen 4. Resurgence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Security Deepali GaurSingh 5. Roads to Perdition: The Politics and Practice of Islamist Terrorism in India Praveen Swami 6. Islamist Extremism in Kashmir K. Warikoo 7. Communal Peace in India: Lessons from Multicultural Banaras Priyankar Upadhyaya 8. Islamist Extremism and Terror Network in Bangladesh Smruti S. Pattanaik 9. Religious Radicalism in Bangladesh: Security Challenges to India C. A. Josukutty 10. Hizb ut-Tahrir: The Destabilising Force in Central Asia Mahesh R. Debata 11. Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia Murat Laumulin 12. Islam in Contemporary Tajikistan: Role of Muslim Leaders Muzaffar Olimov 13. Ethnic-Religious Separatism in Xinjiang: Challenge to China's Security K. Warikoo

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Jawaharlal Nehru University, India