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About the Book

This book entitled, Terrorism, National Security and Economic Development; Challenges and Prospects, essentially deals with the various forms of terrorism, operating in different parts of the globe, irrespective of their socio-political affiliations and economic conditions. This comprehensive and critical study on terrorism strongly suggests that, unless the concept of terrorism is defined clearly, having the consensus of the international community, it will be well-neigh impossible to tackle this menace effectively and more importantly, within a given time-frame.

The in-depth investigation of terrorism operating in various forms in different parts of the globe throughout the history of human civilisation establishes beyond doubt that, terrorism is not an entirely new phenomenon. What is striking is that it is new only in its methods, styles and techniques of operation. Hence, to tackle it effectively, new strategy has to be devised. Major areas of study in this edition include, Concept of Terrorism, Genesis of International Terrorism, Linkage among Terrorism, National Security and Economic development and the strategy for combating cross-border terrorism.

About the Author

S. N. Yadav was an eminent social scientist specialising on the issues of terrorism, drug-trafficking and organised crime having implications for global peace, security and prosperity. He visited Portugal (Europe) in 2001, and Uganda (Africa) in 1999 and 2000 for undertaking academic and research assignments. His prominent publica-tions include, India-Uganda Relations: A New Model for South-South Cooperation; Journey of Overseas Indians: Labour to Investor; Rwanda: Towards Reconciliation, Good Governance and Development; We, the Minorities of India and Indian Polity. In addition, he has published a number of research papers and articles in leading national and inter-national journals.

The author was nominated for the Chinese government fellowship, a joint research programme by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (Government of India) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China in the year 2001 for his research project Terrorism, National Security and Human Rights: A Case for Sino-Indian Co-operation. His main areas of research include: Terrorism, Drug-Trafficking, Organised Crime, Peace, Security, Human Rights, Governance, Foreign Policy, and Energy Security.