There is a Need for Dialogue and Track Two Engagement of the Ideologues to Resolve the Issues

How big a threat is terrorism in India?

Given the kind of neighbourhood that we have, terrorism will continue to be forced on us. Economic growth and improvement in lines of communications across the country have helped in containing home-grown insurgencies to manageable levels. Participation in the democratic process has seen terrorism disappear from a couple of states in the north-east. Red terrorism or Naxalism is the most potent security challenge today.

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