{"id":18998,"date":"2014-09-10T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/indians-among-most-likely-in-the-world-to-see-extremist-groups-as-major-threat\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:44:22","slug":"indians-among-most-likely-in-the-world-to-see-extremist-groups-as-major-threat","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2014\/09\/10\/indians-among-most-likely-in-the-world-to-see-extremist-groups-as-major-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Indians among most likely in the world to see extremist groups as \u2018major threat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/06\/24\/climate-change-and-financial-instability-seen-as-top-global-threats\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c2d6df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c2d6df;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"685\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" class=\"wp-image-29387 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png\" alt=\"Islamic Extremists As Threat to Country\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png 303w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png?resize=133,300 133w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png?resize=179,405 179w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png?resize=200,452 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png?resize=260,588 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png?resize=142,320 142w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/09\/FT_Islamic.Extremists.Threat.Country.png?resize=283,640 283w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although India is home to the world\u2019s second-largest Muslim population, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-20590302\">al-Qaeda<\/a> has so far had only a limited presence in the country. But last week, India\u2019s intelligence agencies reportedly were put on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/asia\/2014\/09\/india-high-alert-after-al-qaeda-threats-201494161413124487.html\">high alert<\/a>\u00a0after the terrorist group\u2019s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, released <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/09\/05\/world\/asia\/al-qaeda-announces-new-branch-on-indian-subcontinent.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;version=HpSum&amp;module=b-lede-package-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;_r=1\">a video<\/a> announcing the establishment of a new al-Qaeda branch on the Indian subcontinent and warning of additional jihadist activity in the region.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Zawahiri also warned that al-Qaeda will be ramping up its efforts to recruit and train Indian Muslims to fight for the group. Al-Qaeda may hope to exploit the sometimes tense relationship between India\u2019s Hindu majority and Muslim minority, which makes up 14% of the country\u2019s population of 1.2 billion, according to a 2010 Pew Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2012\/12\/18\/table-religious-composition-by-country-in-numbers\/\">estimate<\/a>. In his video, al-Zawahiri specifically addresses Muslims residing in the Indian state of Gujarat, which in 2002 was the site of the worst <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-17200961\">religious riots<\/a> since the partition of the subcontinent.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more-->In 2008, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/news\/specials\/mumbaiattacksrevisited\/index.html\">shooting attacks<\/a> in Mumbai killed 166 people and wounded 300 others over the course of four days. The attacks were carried out by the members of the Islamic extremist Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group mostly operating in the Indian subcontinent with main goal of liberating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/10537286\">Kashmir<\/a>, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan, from Indian control. Lashkar-e-Taiba is also held responsible for the 200o attack on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-14471793\">Red Fort<\/a>, a historical landmark in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/06\/24\/climate-change-and-financial-instability-seen-as-top-global-threats\/\">2013 poll<\/a>\u00a0we conducted of 40 countries showed that, globally, Indians are among the most likely to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/03\/31\/chapter-2-indians-view-the-world\/\">Islamic extremist groups pose a major threat<\/a> to their country. Two-in-three Indians said that Islamic extremist groups are a major security concern. Worries about Islamic extremist groups were about the same in Senegal, where 67% said Islamic extremist groups are a major threat. Only in Italy (74%), France (71%) and Lebanon (70%) did a slightly higher proportion of adults share the view that Islamic extremist groups are a serious national threat.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 2013 poll we conducted showed that globally Indians are among the most likely to say that Islamic extremist groups pose a \u201cmajor threat\u201d to their country. 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