04110nam 2200625 450 991045847310332120200520144314.00-19-023792-9(CKB)2550000001351825(OCoLC)891395537(CaPaEBR)ebrary10927565(SSID)ssj0001335765(PQKBManifestationID)12507098(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001335765(PQKBWorkID)11295345(PQKB)10703651(MiAaPQ)EBC1780087(Au-PeEL)EBL1780087(CaPaEBR)ebr10927565(CaONFJC)MIL641834(OCoLC)890146787(EXLCZ)99255000000135182520130510d2013 uy| 0engurcn#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStorming the world stage the story of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Stephen TankelOxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,2013.1 online resource (352 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-933344-0 1-322-10583-9 Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-334) and index.Ackowledgments -- Introduction -- The Pakistani jihadi milieu -- Lashkar's ideology: Dawa and jihad -- The ISI's boys -- The long arm of the Lashkar -- Al-Qaeda queers the pitch -- Good jihadi/bad jihadi -- Expansion and integration -- Storming the world stage -- Days of reckoning -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.Lashkar-e-Taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in South Asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with al-Qaeda. Considered Pakistan's most powerful proxy against India, the group gained public prominence after its deadly ten-person suicide assault on Mumbai in November 2008. By the time the last Lashkar terrorist was dead after nearly 60 hours, it appeared the world was facing a new menace. Boasting transnational networks stretching across several continents, there has been serious debate since 9/11 of whether Lashkar is an al-Qaeda affiliate. The deliberate targeting of Westerners and Jews during the Mumbai attacks raised questions about whether Lashkar was moving deeper into al-Qaeda's orbit and perhaps on a trajectory to displace Osama bin Laden's network as the next major global jihadi threat. Lashkar's expansion has serious security implications for India, Pakistan, Europe and the United States and its activities threaten to damage US-Pakistan relations. Despite growing calls for action, Pakistan is yet to take any serious steps toward dismantling Lashkar for fear of drawing it further into the insurgency raging there and because of its continued utility against India. More than a militant outfit, Lashkar also controls a vast infrastructure that delivers necessary social services to the Pakistani populace, making it all the more difficult to dismantle. Storming the World Stage traces the evolution of Lashkar-e-Taiba over more than two decades to illustrate how the group grew so powerful and to assess the threat it poses to India, the West and to Pakistan itself. The first English-language book ever written about Lashkar, it draws on in-depth field research, including interviews with senior Lashkar leaders, rank-and-file members, and officials of the Pakistani security services--some of who have helped nurture the group over the years.TerroristsPakistanHistoryTerrorismReligious aspectsIslamIslam and politicsPakistanJihadElectronic books.TerroristsHistory.TerrorismReligious aspectsIslam.Islam and politicsJihad.363.325095491Tankel Stephen866988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458473103321Storming the world stage1935171UNINA