Sarabjit Singh asked: Can NCTC control terrorism in India?

Reply: Refer to following IDSA publications: V. Mahalingam, “Countering Terrorism: The Way Forward”, IDSA Web Comment, March 3, 2013. Ellie B. Hearne, “Re-examining India’s Counterterrorism Approach: Adopting a Long View”, Strategic Analysis, 36 (4), July 2012. Gurmeet Kanwal, “India’s Counter Terrorism Policies are Mired in Systemic Weaknesses”, IDSA Web Comment, May 14, 2012. “The Need for a Strategic Response to Insurgency and Terrorism”, Issue Brief, Internal Security Cluster, November 26, 2010. Arvind Gupta, “Learning from the American Experience in Counter Terrorism”, IDSA Web Comment, January 30, 2009. Pushpita Das, “National Investigation Agency: A Good Start but not a Panacea”, IDSA Web Comment, January 12, 2009. Also, refer to an earlier response of Vivek Chadha on a similar issue, at http://idsA. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumarin/askanexpert/counter-terrorismstrategychangedpost26-11