Terrorism

Terrorism is an act, which aims to create fear among ordinary people by illegal means. It is a
threat to humanity. It includes a person or a group spreading violence, riots, burglaries, rapes,
kidnappings, fighting, bombings, etc. Terrorism is an act of cowardice. Even though people
claim it as a religious act, terrorism has nothing to do with religion. Terrorism is of two kinds;
one is political terrorism which creates panic on a large scale and another one is criminal
terrorism which deals in kidnapping to take ransom money. Political terrorism is much more
crucial than criminal terrorism because it is done by very well-trained persons. It thus becomes
difficult for law enforcing agencies to arrest them in time. Terrorism spread at the national level
as well as at international level. Regional terrorism is the most violent among all. Because the
terrorists think that dying as a terrorist is sacred and holy, and thus they are willing to do
anything. All these terrorist groups are made with different purposes. Some main causes of
terrorism are development or production of large quantities of machine guns, atomic bombs,
hydrogen bombs, nuclear weapons, missiles, etc. Rapid population growth, politics, social,
economic problems, dissatisfaction of people with the country’s system, lack of education,
corruption, racism, economic inequality, linguistic differences, all these are the major elements
of terrorism, and terrorism flourishes after them. People use terrorism as a weapon to prove
and justify their point of view. Riots between religions is one of the main causes of terrorism.
Terrorism spreads fear in people, people living in the country feel insecure because of
terrorism. Due to terrorist attacks, millions of goods are destroyed, the lives of thousands of
innocent people are lost, animals are also killed. Disbelief in humanity raises after seeing a
terrorist activity, this gives birth to another terrorist. There exist different types of terrorism in
different parts of the country and abroad. Since terrorism wants to draw attention to its cause
and magnify its limited power, it will try to use the media to dramatize its activities. Defense
against terrorism is difficult because of terrorism's surprise advantage, since defenders
generally do not know the type, extent, timing, or precise locale of the next attack. Still,
preventive measures are the best defense against terrorism. In today's globalized society, no
country is immune to terrorism and no country can effectively deal with terrorism alone.
National action and international cooperation are key elements for addressing these issues
effectively. The ability to successfully address the challenges depends heavily on the capacity of
national criminal justice systems to administer fair and effective justice for perpetrators of
terrorist crimes, and to undertake effective preventive measures in accordance with the rule of
law.