📌 In this insightful lecture, Dr. Rajesh Mishra explores one of the most debated questions in Political Science and International Relations: Is terrorism rooted in religion or politics?
👉 Key Themes Discussed:
✅The difficulty of defining terrorism: violence vs. political violence
✅Historical roots of political violence and its transformation into terrorism
✅Debates on state violence and “state terrorism”
✅Views of thinkers like Mahatma Gandhi, George Sorel, Marxists, and Samuel Huntington
✅The role of democracy, underdevelopment, and ideology in fostering terrorism
✅Is religion really the cause, or is it politics using religion?
✅How terrorism is often a contested concept shaped by perspectives and power politics
This lecture highlights why terrorism cannot be understood in simplistic terms—it is deeply tied to politics, ideology, power struggles, and sometimes the misuse of religion for political ends.
📌 Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: Why terrorism is a global issue
02:00 – Political violence vs. terrorism: conceptual debates
05:00 – State violence and Gandhi’s critique of the state
07:00 – Thinkers on violence: Georges Sorel, Karl Marx & Mao Zedong
11:00 – Revolutionary violence in India: Bhagat Singh & Netaji
15:00 – Hitler, Mussolini, and the politics of terror
20:00 – Max Weber: State monopoly over legitimate violence
23:00 – The debate on state terrorism & human rights
29:00 – Insurgency, militancy, and terrorism: key distinctions
35:00 – Terrorism as a contested concept in IR
42:00 – Democracy and terrorism: Sri Lanka & Kashmir examples
47:00 – Terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy: Pakistan’s role
49:00 – Development, poverty, and terrorism debate
55:00 – Culture of violence & psychological dimensions
57:00 – Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations thesis
1:00:00 – Religion vs. terrorism: why true religion rejects violence
1:03:00 – Political misuse of religion: Cold War, Afghanistan & West Asia
1:05:00 – Global powers and the creation of groups like Al-Qaeda & ISIS
📚 A must-watch for PSIR Optional aspirants, IAS students, and anyone interested in International Relations and Political Theory.
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