Crime-terror nexus in South Asia : states, security and non-state actors / Ryan Clarke.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [206]-220) and index.

Introduction -- Analysis of current research -- Misgovernance and proxy warfare in Kashmir: Laying the groundwork for the crime-terror nexus -- The crime-terror nexus and ChineseaArms in Indian-Held Kashmir -- Lashkar-i-Taiba: the fallacy of subservient proxies and the future of Islamist terrorism in India -- LeT and D-Company in Pakistan : selective justice, sectarianism, and artificial distinctions -- Breakdown of order in FATA: driven by the Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaeda but ideologically underwritten by LeT 7 -- The Pakistani economy : imbalances and contradictions, incomplete Islamization, and D-Company as a strategic asset -- Concluding thoughts

This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing on the activities of non-state actors operating out of Pakistan. . Much research has focused on the policies of India and Pakistan towards Kashmir. But surprisingly little attention has been paid to several notable Pakistan-based non-state actors who are increasingly operating on their own, and who have the potential to greatly inhibit, if not derail, the peace process there. These groups blur the line between terrorism and organized crime with serious implications for policy