Most nations had to fight terrorism on their own and there would be only a few who could escape it. The causes for terrorism have been very diverse also.But whenever the terrorists gained the upperhand the situation degenerated into civil wars with horrendous slaughter of innocent men, women and chlidren. In the fight against terrorists the Nation state is at war-although undeclared on the terrorists. The case of Srilanka highlights the fact that the nation has to fight it out on its own. The IPKF experiment can be called as the sincerest joint terror fighting mechanism, came to nothing. Today, India is loathe to enter into any joint mechanism to fight the LTTE. The joint terror mechanism with Pakistan is a non starter because, the terrorists acts in India is not their problem. No deft diplomacy will ever get the Pakistanis to see it as their problem. Neither, will India see the terror groups involved in sectarian clashes in Pakistan, see it as its problem. Fundamentally, there is no terror problem in PoK where there should have been one when these fundamentalists talk of Kashmiriyat or a common Kashmiri culture. The terrorist problem in J&K will be a problem of India and violence will beget violence as a result. The Indian state has to acquire the knowledge and power to handle all forms terror in its midst with new weapons not only destructive but also of constructive ones to deplete the ranks of the terrorists.
