Contents: Foreword by Irfan Habib. 1. Introduction to Radicalization in South Asia: Context, Trajectories and Implications/Mubashar Hasan, Kenji Isezaki and Sameer Yasir. 2. Fortunes of Radicalism: Indian Maoists and the Dead End of Politics/Maidul Islam. 3. Kashmir’s Syncretic Tradition and Challenges of Radicalization in a Raging Conflict/Noor Ahmed Baba. 4. Terrorist Narratives and Recruitment in South Asia: The India Factor/Nazneen Mohsina and Sinan Siyech. 5. Religious and Political Transformations in the Maldives: The Macro-Level Contexts of Radicalization/Azim Zahir. 6. Counter-radicalization in Sri Lanka: A Blueprint for Action/ Iraj De Alwis, Anishka De Zylva and Barana Waidyatilake. 7. Deradicalizing Militant Youth in Northern Pakistan/Raafia Raees Khan and Feriha N. Peracha. 8. Countering Radicalization through Education: Global Policy Trends and the Case of Pakistan/Fatima Waqi Sajjad. 9. Bangladesh’s ‘War on Terror’ and Madrasa Education/Asif bin Ali. 10. The Gender Dimension of Extremism: The Unfolding Links between Women and Extremism in Bangladesh/Shahab Enam Khan. 11. Perception of the Pathways towards Radicalization among Urban Youth in Bangladesh/Bulbul Siddiqi. 12. Developing Counter-narrative for De-radicalization in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges/Mahbubur Rahman. Index. Radicalization in South Asia: Context, Trajectories and Implications presents a critical overview of radicalism, violence and terrorism in South Asia, a region that is diverse in terms of demography, religion, culture and political ideologies. While diversity could have worked as a push factor in strengthening democracies in the region, historically, fault lines in the South Asian faiths, culture, ethnicity, nationalism and political ideologies have triggered radical movements, and unleashed violence and terror attacks to destabilize democracies in the region. Against the backdrop of the current wave of illiberalism and radicalism sweeping over the US, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Latin America, this book presents the most recent scenario of the context, trajectories and policy implications for radicalism, violence and terrorism in five South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives. It emphasizes the comparative insights provided by the changing values of South Asian society to offer a comprehensive picture of radicalization in this region.