India, today, stands at a threshold in leveraging its economic and military growth in consonant with its national security goals. This situation has earned both a national identity and an international status, where economic and military strength are major determinants. Ironically, India’s growing global status coincided with two major international developments: One is the disintegration of the erstwhile Soviet Union, and the second one is the end of the Cold War.
Alex P Schmid Animesh Roul James A. Goldston (5 July 2007)James A. Goldston, Executive Director, Open Society Justice InitiativeGovernment responses to the challenge of terrorism since 9/11 have been plagued by three major problems.