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The word terrorism comes from the French wordterrorisme which specifies the French government duringthe 1793-94, reign of terror, and this french wordIsderived from the latin word FEAR.
A Common definition of terrorism is thesystematic or threatened Use of violence to intimidate apopulation or government and thereby effect political,religious, or ideological changes. Terrorism in INDIA arebasically oftwo types……..
External terrorism: -emerges from neighbouringcountries
Internal terrorism:-emerges from religious or communalviolence and nexaliate maoist insurgency.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Bombings account for a large percent of terrorist activities
Terrorist groups are now more smarter, tougher and difficult to capture
Gathering intelligence is keyTheir weapons are more sophisticated.Weapons of mass destruction(chemical, biological
and nuclear)Their growth lies in ethnic and religious fanaticism
OBJECTIVES OF TERRORISM
To demonstrate group powerTo extract revengeDirect kill of an enemyTo damage infrastructureTo destruct the normal lifeAnd for causing a desirable or undesirable changeTo implement the religious ideologies
TYPES OF TERRORISM• Civil disorders• Political terrorism• Non political terrorism• Quasi-terrorism• Limited political terrorism• Official or state terrorism• Religious terrorism
MAIN WAYS IN WHICH TERRORIST ATTACKS HAPPEN
BombingKidnappingHostage takingArmed attacksFire bombingsHyjacking and skyjackings
CAUSES OF TERRORISM
Psychological problemUnemployment and financialDemand for somethingReligion and its deep influenceeducation
MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACKSOKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING: of Murrah federal building on 19th
April, 1995 killed 168 people and injured hundreds of others.
WORLD TRADE CENTRE ATTACK,9/11:The worst attack everRecorded in the world history. Killed almost 2993 and injured another8900 Innocent people.2 planes were crashed above the twin tower
causing blasts and adverse effects.
IN INDIA…..
MUMBAI ATTACKS
Mumbai has been the most preferred target for most terrorist Organisations primarily from the separit forces from pakistan.
Important dates 12th march 1993 11th july 2003 26th november 2008 13th july 2011
NEW DELHI HIGH COURT BOMBING,2011
Took place in the INDIAN capital on Wednesday,7th september outside Gate no:5 of the Delhi highcourt, where a suspected breifcase bombWas planted. The blast killed 12 people and injured 76.
2001 , ATTACK ON INDIAN PARLIAMENTTerrorists on 13th December atacked the parliament of INDIA resulting In a 45Minute gun battle in which 9 policeman and parliament staff were killed..
Kerala has been declared a red zone by the National Investigation Agency(NIA) .
TOP TERRORIST GROUPS• AL QUEDA• TALIBAN• LIBERATION TIGER OF TAMIL EALAM• IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY• HAMAS• LASHKAR-E-TALIBA(responsible for 2008 mumbai attacks)
• AFTER EFFECTS Huge infrastructure destruction and losses Innocent people will loose their life Bread winners of families will be lost Adversely effects the stock markets and economy Tourism sector of the government will be effected.
CONTROLLING AGENCIES
NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM CENTREIt is a proposed anti-terror agency in INDIA which was
Established after the mumbai attacks of 2008.NCTC will execute Counter terror operations and collect collate and disseminate data on Terrorism to the general public for awareness.
ANTI-TERRORIST SQUAD(ATS)It is a special police force in several states of INDIA
Including Maharashtra, Gujarath , Kerala, UP,Rajastan and Bihar.TheSquad has stopped several terrorist attacks. The unit was formed in1990.
NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCYIt is a federal agency established by Indian
Government to combat terror in INDIA.it acts as a central agencyTo deal with terror related crimes.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ERADICATE TERRORISM
• By cultivating confidence in achieving noble aims, children will
• Leave the bad options infront of him.• Teach methods to release stress and tension.• Eminent writers contributions, which arouse patriotic
feeling and we feeling towards ones country.• Create spiritual upliftment.• Support from police, politicians and countries to
control this evil• An intensified effort to bring terrorists to justice by
prosecution and conviction before court of law.
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy,heriditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, ritual status and customary social interaction.
Casteism is a paculiar evil in rural india. It is closely connected with Caste system.therefore casteism is basically an old rural problem.
From the ancient period onwards, the caste system divided the whole Hindu society into a number of groups. when the members of a particular Caste group want to secure their intrests and blindly work against the intrests of other castes, casteism originated.
CAUSES
Illeteracy and conservatismIndustrialisationUrbanisationDevelopment of transport and communicationSense of caste prestigeMarriage restrictions
CONSEQUENCES Certain freedoms were taken away One’s caste decides where one will go, what one will eat. Highere prejudice and stereotyping Differences in ranking causes disputes in society Casteism is now present not only in hindu society Greater inequality Unbalnced regional development
RESERVATION POLICIES BASED ON CASTE.
Indian reservation system increases the opportunity for enhanced socialAnd educational status for the underprivilagedcommunities today.oOut of 543 seats in parliament, 84
seats(18.42%) are reserved for SC and47 seats(8.66%) for ST.
o In central government funded higher education centres 22.5% seats are reserved for sc,st.
o In 1982, government specified 15% and 7.5% of public sector vacancies just for sc stcategory.
RESERVATION PERCENT AS PER GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Scheduled caste-15%Scheduled tribes-7.5%Other backward classes-27%Total constitutional reservation percentage-49.5%General-50%
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ERADICATE CASTEISM
o Educate the people and thus create a strong public opinion
o School text books should be revised carefully.
o Good talks by eminent scholors through mass media is another important factor.
o Awareness can be given through advertisements during intervals in cinema theatre.
o A responsible press can do a lot to eradicate this evil.
CONCLUSION
Terrorism is an anti-national element. Its consequences are unimaginable and huge. Lots of innocent people are loosing their lives as a result of blasts here and there. The biggest attack in INDIA is the 26/11, mumbaiattacks. Developing good patriotic feeling is the biggest sword against terrorism
Casteism is rooted in our hearts. The caste system is converted into casteism only when the members of a paculiar caste consider themselves as superior to other castes. Social, economic and cultural inequality will be the ultimate result of casteism.