StudentWrite: TERRORISM - CAUSES AND EFFECTS

by - Niharika Sawant- X B

Imagine that you are shopping, travelling or enjoying a fancy 5 star dinner. Suddenly there is a massive explosion! The air is filled with the cries of the dying as the body parts lie strewn all round. There is complete mayhem and nobody has a clue about the people who are now either dead or have melted into the crowd. Within minutes, the news channels roll in and there is the tallying of body counts. It is just another day in the annals of global terrorism.

Friends, if we notice, there is not much difference between animals and human beings. But because of the progress that humans have made today, they are superior to animals. But why? It is because of the strong intellect powers that we humans have been gifted by nature. Man used this boon for his own progress; but as you know, there are no limits for human wants; and because of these infinite desires, man started to exploit other nations which gave rise to the most terrible word `TERRORISM`

Global terrorism is here to stay whether we like it or not. Almost every country has been a victim of terrorist attack at some point in time. There have been many terrorist groups throughout history. Terrorism usually targets innocent citizens, people who have no connection whatsoever to the terrorists.

There are countless reasons of terrorism. In order to achieve his own selfish goals, man has forgotten the values of love, non-violence and peace and instead upholds emotions like hatred, jealousy, anger and greediness. His objective is to spread panic and he is even ready to finish his own people.

Riots are initiated by financial and religious fanatics. Social and political injustice adds fuel to the fire. Poverty, political conflicts, differences in world view all contributes to terrorism; but whatever the reason there is no justification for killing innocent people. No religion sanctifies it.

In Sri Lanka, the Tamil separatist group, `LTTE`i.e `THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EALEM` was active for many years. It was an LTTE suicide bomber who killed India`s Ex- Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi. Militant Islam is one of the most dangerous breeding grounds for terror in this century. Groups like Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-E-Toiba and Taliban are known for their ghastly terror attacks on countries like U.S.A., India and U.K. The very name of Osama Bin Laden, struck fear in the hearts of Americans! The Al-Qaeda is supposed to have masterminded the terror attack at World Trade Centre in New York.

Terrorists do not care for negotiation.Their intention is to create fear by which they hope they will achieve their objectives.

There are only and only negative effects of terrorism. The economy of many nations is crippled because of terrorism. The tourism industry as well as the education system also gets affected. We know that terrorism kills people, but we should be aware of the fact that education kills terrorism. But when are these terrorists going to understand the importance of education?

On one side we will find great personalities like MOTHER TERESA and NELSON MANDELA who have worked for spreading peace and humanity and on the other side, cruel people like Bagdadi and Jahangir who are creating unrest on issues of religion.

Friends, as we are the future generation, we have the responsibility of eradicating terrorism from the world. Countries supporting terrorism should be boycotted. The illegal supply of arms and ammunitions should also be banned. The latest news about terrorist attack was on 10^th July 2017. Pilgrims travelling in a bus to Amarnath were attacked by terrorists and 6 people were shot dead. What a ghastly deed!

At the end I would say that unless a solution is found to all these activities, terrorism will continue to cast a shadow on the world.

Thank You.