<div> Thwarting Radicalisation in India:&nbsp;<span>Lacunae in Policy Initiatives</span> </div>

<div> <div> Having experienced various forms of terrorisms, extremisms and insurgencies for over seven decades, the governmental agencies tasked with tackling such threats understand that while intelligence gathering, counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations can operate as effective stop gap measures, there is a need for effective and comprehensive policy which strikes at the root of the issue. There is a relatively new academic and political discourse that seeks to deal with the question: “What leads to radicalisation of an individual?” As well as the corollary to the above question: “How can the same be prevented?” </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Firstly, it is the answers to these questions within the Indian context that will decide the future success or failure of radicalisation from the various sources that seek to destabilise and overthrow the constitutional machinery of the Indian state. Secondly, the application of what the policy makers believe to be the solutions to the above two questions will decide the success or failure of the policies which seek to counter them. </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> This paper is an attempt by the authors to measure the magnitude of the problem of radicalisation facing the country and analyze the need of de-radicalisation and its accompanying strategies to tackle the threat comprehensively. Given that the concepts of radicalisation and de-radicalisation &amp; their associated strategies are not yet conclusively defined in either political or academic discourses, the authors have in the first part clarified the understanding and extent of the terms for the purpose of the paper. </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Keeping in mind the definitions and approaches established in the first part, the second part of the paper seeks to identify the different facets of radicalisation which pose a threat to the democratic and constitutional fabric of the Indian society including those which undermine national security. It further analyses critically the strategies evolved by the policy makers to deal with the threats and problems facing policy makers despite the existing strategies. Further, the authors hope to give effective suggestions to combat such radicalization relying upon the applicability of the experiences of similar programmes in other countries, in the Indian scenario. </div> </div>