Terrorism in India has hitherto been understood either as a constituent of the country’s multiple conflicts – nationalist, separatist and ideological – or as part of state patronage through proxy wars. The November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai underscores its regional nature, over and above the already thriving transnational operational linkages.

Although India suffers from acts of violence by right-wing forces, this essay restricts its assessment to transnational Islamist terrorism, mainly because of its regional linkages as opposed to the domestic roots of the former. 

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As a part of its ongoing project titled "Indo-Pak dialogue on Conflict Resolution and Peace Building is As a part of this project, the Institute is publishing a series of background papers on various Indo-Pak bilateral issues. Besides, the Institute is also organizing track-II dialogue between the two countries in October 2009.