03763oam 2200781I 450 991046045290332120200520144314.01-136-89020-31-283-04380-797866130438010-203-84023-210.4324/9780203840238 (CKB)2670000000068829(EBL)614680(OCoLC)701703714(SSID)ssj0000472668(PQKBManifestationID)12193032(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472668(PQKBWorkID)10434033(PQKB)10439613(OCoLC)709766244(MiAaPQ)EBC614680(PPN)198456603(Au-PeEL)EBL614680(CaPaEBR)ebr10446794(CaONFJC)MIL304380(EXLCZ)99267000000006882920180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion and security in South and Central Asia /edited by K. WarikooNew York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (230 p.)Central Asia research forumDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-78483-4 0-415-57590-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan and Pakistan; 3 Pakistan's slide towards Talibanisation; 4 Resurgence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: Implications for regional security; 5 Roads to perdition?: The politics and practice of Islamist terrorism in India; 6 Islamist extremism in Kashmir; 7 Communal peace in India: Lessons from multicultural Banaras; 8 Islamic extremism and the terror network in Bangladesh; 9 Religious radicalism in Bangladesh: Security challenges to India10 Hizb ut-Tahrir: The destabilising force in Central Asia11 Islamic radicalism in Central Asia; 12 Islam in contemporary Tajikistan: Role of Muslim leaders; 13 Ethno-religious separatism in Xinjiang: Challenge to China's security; Notes; Bibliography; IndexReligion and security play an important role in traditional societies. In South and Central Asia, traditional and moderate Islamic beliefs and practices with strong indigenous and Sufi content are diametrically opposed to radical Wahabi and Taliban brands of Islam intolerant of other cultures and groups. The emergence of radical extremist and violent Islamist movements poses serious challenges to the secular and democratic polity, inter-religious harmony, security and territorial integrity of states in the region. As such, religious extremism, terrorism, drug trafficking and arms smuggling Central Asia research forum series.Islam and stateAsia, CentralIslam and stateSouth AsiaIslamic fundamentalismAsia, CentralIslamic fundamentalismSouth AsiaNational securityAsia, CentralNational securitySouth AsiaElectronic books.Islam and stateIslam and stateIslamic fundamentalismIslamic fundamentalismNational securityNational security320.5/570954320.5570954Warikoo K(Kulbhushan),1951-913058MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460452903321Religion and security in South and Central Asia2045491UNINA