Technology has made terrorism trans-national: Vice Prez

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Globalisation and technology have
made terrorism trans-national in reach and devastating in its
impact, India's Vice President Hamid Ansari Tuesday said.

At an anti-terrorism function here, Ansari pointed out
that terrorism is not of recent origin.
"It is also important to remember that those advocating
extremist, fundamentalist and terrorist causes constitute a
tiny minority," he said.
Observing that terror strikes are mainly aimed at
destabilising the economy, Indian Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad
said the recent attacks point to such a game plan of
terrorists.
"Jaipur blasts targeting the tourism industry, attacks on
Indian Institutes of Science, Bangalore, and the Mumbai attack
points to the larger game plan of the terrorists - which is to
destabilise the economy," he said.
Given the competitiveness among economies in the world,
India's foreign investment prospects may be affected as
growing terrorism would impact economic growth, he said.
Citing the example of northern city Kashmir, Azad said,
"The terrorism activities have led to destruction, deprivation
and wrecked the socio-economic situation, marred the
educational, health and communication sectors and played havoc
with the tourism sector, which was the main economy of the
region.
"As it happens in all militancy affected areas, the common
man is the real sufferer," he added.