Jihadi Terrorism in THE Afghanistan - Pakistan region and its Regional Implications

Terrorist groups and counter-terror actors have been paying increasing attention to the sub-Indian continent. With the eyes of the world focused elsewhere, the region has become a hotbed of terrorism; cooperation and competition between the actors rampant in equal amounts. With a history of incredibly deadly attacks and a ready and willing population, terrorist actors view this area as the next frontier. The workshop will examine the radicalization in the area, the terrorist and non-terrorist actors and the relationships between them, analyze the potential and magnitude of the threat and attempt to understand the implications of the worrying phenomenon of growing terrorism in the region.

Chair: Capt. Alok Bansal, Director, Centre for Security and Strategy, India Foundation, India Dr. Michael Barak, Senior Researcher, ICT, IDC Herzliya, Israel

Dr. Michael Barak, Senior Researcher, ICT, IDC Herzliya, Israel

Mr. Milo Comerford, Analyst, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, United Kingdom

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Former Military Secretary & Army Corps Commander, Indian Armed Forces, India Mr. Peter Knoope, Associate Fellow and Former Director, International Centre for Counter Terrorism (ICCT), The Netherlands

Mr. Peter Knoope, Associate Fellow and Former Director, International Centre for Counter Terrorism (ICCT), The Netherlands

Mr. Jonathan Paris, Senior Advisor, Chertoff Group, United Kingdom

Ambassador Amar Sinha, Former Secretary of External Affairs, Former Ambassador, India

Respondent: Col. (Res.) Dr. Shaul Shay. Research Fellow, ICT and Director of Research, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel

Rapporteur: Mr. Aaditya Tiwari, Senior Research Fellow, India Foundation, India