TY - CHAP AB - Purpose – This paper discusses the emergence of terrorism in South Asia during last three decades and it resulted in the culmination of Mumbai attacks of 26/11.Design/methodology/approach – This paper mostly depending on secondary resources is archival in nature.Findings – This paper links the development of extremism in Pakistan with the events of the Mumbai attacks 26/11.Originality/value – This paper finds that terrorist activity committed in Mumbai on 26/11 is a result of well-connected Islamist, extremist, who got training and proper support from their network based in Pakistan. VL - 19 SN - 978-1-78052-638-6, 978-1-78052-639-3/1572-8323 DO - 10.1108/S1572-8323(2012)0000019006 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-8323(2012)0000019006 AU - Ahmed Shaikh Riaz ED - Gerhard Kümmel ED - Joseph Soeters PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Ideology and the Changing Shape of Conflict in South Asia: An Analysis of the Mumbai Attacks T2 - New Wars, New Militaries, New Soldiers: Conflicts, the Armed Forces and the Soldierly Subject T3 - Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 19 EP - 34 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -