Winds of War: A Tale of Two Jihads

India is struggling with its own Islamist factions in the country. Recently, Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has expressed concern over growing militancy in the country and called for an action plan to deal with the problem.

The problem?

He said the problems of militancy and naxalism would not be solved until the political system improves or a coalition government continues to pull in different directions on issues of national importance. Shekhawat made these observations on Monday evening while releasing a book, ‘Global Jihad: Current Patterns and Future Trends’, written by Rajeev Sharma, a senior journalist with The Tribune, who has been covering strategic affairs or long.

“If people in Pakistan read the book, they will at least realise that Jihad is not a religion,” said Shekhawat. “They (some people in Pakistan) have been holding the delusion that if somebody attacks a temple in India or the Indian Parliament, it is jihad,” he added. This book will help you understand terrorism and see the cover it has got in the guise of religion.’’

OK. So far so good. His solution?

He said the chunk of the population is jobless and this is very humiliating and frustrating for the youth. He said it is this joblessness that fires the youth to join Ranbir Sena in Bihar or some mafia. ``If you call Jihad a clash of civilisation, it will not sort out the problem.’’

The same old liberal line. It’s the poor downtrodden youth with no future who are responsible for the terrorism.

Or is it?

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