{"id":24856,"date":"2024-02-02T04:48:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T04:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=24856"},"modified":"2024-02-02T04:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T04:48:16","slug":"terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Terrorism is emerging as a competitive industry over the last few decades.\u201d \u202fAnalyse the above statement. (250 Words 15 Marks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-gs-advance-and-mentorship-program-ampcsat?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=GS+Advanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over the last few decades, the ominous specter of terrorism has evolved into what can be aptly described as a competitive industry. This stark assertion captures the multifaceted nature of modern terrorism, where various groups and actors vie for influence, resources, and notoriety on a global stage. The traditional perception of terrorism as a localized, isolated phenomenon has given way to a more interconnected and competitive landscape, reminiscent of a volatile industry. The emergence of diverse ideological motivations, coupled with the increasing accessibility of technology and global communication, has facilitated the proliferation of terrorist activities. This competitive dynamic is evident in the race among extremist factions to attract adherents, secure funding, and execute high-profile attacks that garner international attention. Furthermore, the rise of transnational networks and the diffusion of radical ideologies have contributed to a scenario where terrorist organizations compete not only for physical territory but also for the hearts and minds of individuals worldwide. In this analytical exploration, it becomes imperative to delve into the intricate interplay of geopolitical, socio-economic, and technological factors that have catalyzed the evolution of terrorism into a competitive industry, demanding a comprehensive understanding of the complex forces at play in this disconcerting global phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0f69d686c0f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0f69d686c0f\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks\/#Decoding_the_Question\" title=\"Decoding the Question:&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Decoding the Question:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks\/#Answer\" title=\"Answer:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Answer:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks\/#Growth_of_Terrorism_as_a_Competitive_Industry\" title=\"Growth of Terrorism as a Competitive Industry:\u00a0\u00a0\">Growth of Terrorism as a Competitive Industry:\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/terrorism-is-emerging-as-a-competitive-industry-over-the-last-few-decades-analyse-the-above-statement-250-words-15-marks\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decoding_the_Question\"><\/span><strong>Decoding the Question:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In the <\/strong>Intro, try to start your answer by writing about terrorism.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>In Body,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Discuss emerging trends in the working of terrorist outfits.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Try to conclude <\/strong>with need to unite all to end its menace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer\"><\/span><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government or its citizens to further certain political or social objectives. Law enforcement generally recognizes two types of terrorism: domestic and international. In recent years, with the emergence of new terrorist organizations like ISIS, Boko Haram, etc. terrorism has become a competitive industry. Like mafia organizations, where one-upmanship is often based on who has the most guns, money, or local power, terrorist groups to have a pecking order.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42412 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-585x137.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\">UPSC Essay Course<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Growth_of_Terrorism_as_a_Competitive_Industry\"><\/span>Growth of Terrorism as a Competitive Industry<strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Increasing number of terrorist out fits:<\/strong> Proliferation of\u202fnumerous terror outfits\u202fspreading terror,\u202fakin to numerous industries\u202fproducing the same goods.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Competition for control over resources: There is competition over resources such as\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Land: <\/strong>ISIS and Taliban control large geographical areas in Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Labour:<\/strong> Recruitment of young people for carrying out terrorist activities and various logistics activities. Labour is also employed in opium production.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Market competition:<\/strong> Competition for the market\u202fshare and\u202fdiversification of portfolio to include newer products (attacks)\u202f\u2013 from IEDs to vehicular bombs to suicide bombers and fidayeen-type attacks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Various franchise and support:<\/strong> Offices in different continents and franchising terror\u202f\u2013 Al Qaeda have its branches in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) as well as Africa (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb). Boko Haram, a Nigerian terror outfit, has pledged its allegiance to Islamic State (IS).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Social media and marketing:<\/strong> Leveraging social media for marketing\u202ftheir ideologies and recruiting new employees (fighters) from social media by training professional recruiters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Employability:<\/strong> Industry provides wages, and accommodation and becomes a part of life for the worker. Terror outfits also provide these facilities\u202fand promote themselves as a new way of life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Innovation to stay afloat: Innovations<strong> like sleeper-cells, lone-wolf attacks, etc. <\/strong>are very hard to prevent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Competition over establishing their ideologies all around the world has also instigated terrorist organizations for example multiple groups are fighting with each other in Syria. So in recent times, terrorism has become a competitive industry that has spread its influence all over the world..\u00a0 The first step would be to arrive at a consensus recognizing terrorism as a threat to humanity and not a tool of geo-politics. Only when such consensus evolves co-ordinated effort to stop investment into such an industry can be stopped. The comprehensive convention on terrorism proposed by India at the UN is one such effective initiative.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UPSC-Essay-Course-1280\u00d7300-1-3.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42688 lazyload\" width=\"781\" height=\"182\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 781px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 781\/182;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\"><\/span><strong>In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our Telegram Channel &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. 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