Terrorism: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - Hardcover

Raman, B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0981537839 ISBN 13: 9780981537832

Publisher: Lancer Pubs Llc, 2008

Synopsis

Terrorism is a threat, a modus operandi, and a phenomenon. A resolution of the UN General Assembly after 9/11 designated it as a threat to international peace and security. As a modus operandi, from a largely one-dimensional threat of the years before the Arab–Israeli war of 1967, it has evolved into a multidimensional threat. As a phenomenon, it has many dimensions—political, economic, ideological, and operational. Even the profile of a terrorist keeps changing. The terrorists of yesterday were seen as “misled youth” from the exploited or wronged sections of society. An increasing number of the terrorists of today are educated and come from well-to-do families. They are self-motivated and technology savvy. Their ability to add sophistication to their methods of operation surpasses the skill of the security agencies. This book seeks to contribute to the task of understanding terrorism as it is evolving.

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About the Author

B. Raman joined the Indian Police Service in 1961 and served in Madhya Pradesh as a police officer from November 1962 to July 1967. He joined the External Intelligence Division of the Intelligence Bureau of the government of India in July 1967 and moved to the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) of the Cabinet Secretariat, when it was created in September 1968 as an external intelligence agency of the government of India. He served as the head of the Counter-Terrorism Division of the R&AW from 1988 to 1994, and has been a member of numerous intelligence groups. He testified on terrorism before the US House Armed Services Committee in 2002, and before a subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee in 2003. He is the author of four books—Intelligence: Past, Present & Future, A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally, The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane and Terrorism: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow—all published by Lancer Publishers of New Delhi.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lancer Pubs Llc
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0981537839
• ISBN 13: 9780981537832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344