Digital Jihad, Social Media, and Foreign Handlers: ATS action exposes dangerous links of a multi-state network

Bhopal: The nature of terrorist conspiracies against India is constantly evolving. While attempts were once made to destabilize the country through cross-border infiltration and arms smuggling, social media, encrypted messaging platforms and digital networks have now become the new weapons of terrorists. Three consecutive arrests made by the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), in Bhopal, Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), and Alwar (Rajasthan), have once again highlighted the gravity of this threat