December 8, 2007: A new source
of Islamic terrorism has been an increasing number of radicals among the 140 million Indian
Moslems. Indian Islamic radical groups have been around since before India
became independent sixty years ago. But in the last few years, more and more
Indian Islamic radicals are adopting al Qaeda's beliefs and tactics. Pakistani
radicals have been assisting Indian Islamic militants with training, weapons
and even technical advisors. Saudi Arabian religious charities, which support the
spread of very conservative Islam (Wahhabism), plays right into the hands of al
Qaeda and Islamic radicals in general. The Indian government has gone to the
Pakistani and Saudi government for some cooperation in halting the spread of
Islamic terrorism, and has received some cooperation. But so far, the biggest
obstacle Islamic radicals face in India is that the majority of local Moslems
are hostile to terrorism in the name of religion. Indian Islamic radicals are
responsible for a lot of the pro-Islamic terrorism web activity. That's because
the Indians tend to be better educated, and speak English. But these fellow
also tend to talk more, and act less. Most of the terrorism in India still
comes from imported Islamic terrorists, communist rebels and tribal
separatists.
