India has been facing a wide range of terrorist threats emanatingfrom diverse
groups with objectives purporting to being inspired byleftist, rightist, secular
and sectarian ideologies. Some groupsare plainly criminal organisations. They
have used differenttactics to achieve their ends ranging from hit and run
tactics tofidayeen (suicide) attacks. The terrorists have used a variety
ofweapons to create mayhem including small arms. Improvised ExplosiveDevices
(IEDs), shoulder fired rockets and human bombs. Since Indialies between two
volatile regions -- South East Asia and CentralAsia that are centres for arms
and drugs smuggling, theavailability of weapons to the terrorists is not a
problem. 9/11changed the contours of the international system. It also
enhancedthe