IS Threat in South Asia: A Growing Reality

• Main Author: Abdul Basit
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83426; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41399
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The recent high-profile attacks by Islamic State in Dhaka, Kabul, and Quetta have dispelled the notion that its presence in South Asia was just media hype. The growing IS footprint in the region calls for a revision of the existing counter-terrorism frameworks.