{"product_id":"2940148397762","title":"LASHKAR-I-TAIBA: THE FALLACY OF SUBSERVIENT PROXIES AND THE FUTURE OF ISLAMIST TERRORISM IN INDIA","description":"This work provides a discussion of the foundation\u003cbr\u003eof Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) and the development of its\u003cbr\u003emodus operandi, and it engages in an investigation of LeT\u003cbr\u003eactivities in India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir region.\u003cbr\u003eFurther, LeT fundraising methods are touched upon\u003cbr\u003eand LeT relationships with regional state and nonstate\u003cbr\u003eactors such as Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e(ISI) and Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company are analyzed.\u003cbr\u003eAlso, the impact that these developments have on\u003cbr\u003edomestic Islamist terrorism in India are addressed.\u003cbr\u003eThis work argues that although LeT has been a\u003cbr\u003evital component of Islamabad’s regional strategy in\u003cbr\u003ethe past, the organization has grown beyond the\u003cbr\u003econtrol of its former patron, is largely self-sufficient,\u003cbr\u003eoperating independently of the political process, and\u003cbr\u003ehas expanded its agenda well beyond Kashmir. These\u003cbr\u003edevelopments challenge the long-held notion that\u003cbr\u003eirregulars can be sustainably used to achieve limited\u003cbr\u003eobjectives in an asymmetric conflict and should serve\u003cbr\u003eas a clear warning to other state sponsors of terrorism.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, contrary to many analyses, LeT is not likely\u003cbr\u003eto sacrifice its independence and come under al-\u003cbr\u003eQaeda’s umbrella. Rather, LeT will continue to evolve\u003cbr\u003einto a distinctive, South Asia-centric terrorist actor in its\u003cbr\u003eown right while still receiving aid from fringe elements\u003cbr\u003ein Pakistan’s security and intelligence apparatus and\u003cbr\u003eelsewhere. This will not only allow LeT to continue\u003cbr\u003eto plan future Mumbai-style terrorist attacks in India\u003cbr\u003efrom safe havens in Pakistan, but will also allow LeT to\u003cbr\u003eguide and assist the predominantly indigenous Indian\u003cbr\u003eMujahideen.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072614678768,"sku":"2940148397762","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148397762_p0.jpg?v=1763702270","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148397762","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}