There is not any such unanimously agreed definition of terrorism but basically the word “terrorism” refers to acts which are supposed to create terror and fear in the minds of people. Terrorist attacks aim to jeopardise the safety of non-combatants also called civilians and aim to realise some religious, political or ideological goal. The terrorist acts are committed by government agencies. Terrorism has been practised by many political organisations for furthering their objectives. A very common feature of any terrorist attack is the indiscriminate use of violence against civilians for gaining the popularity of a goal, group, cause or individual. In the words of Barack Obama, when we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.”
