Impact of Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir: A Socio-legal Study

Imposing fear either by the way of using force or with intention to inflict pain is termed as terrorism. Opting such anti-social act by people often termed as terrorists. It has become a global disease found in almost every society. There is hardly any country which is not threatened by it. Their activities may either be small or large in operation, but the motive behind each is to defeat the peace. Several other issues related to it are there as in relation to Politics, Social integrity, Trade, Globalization, Employment, Education, Disturbance in financial market, Violation of human rights, Uncertainty of Constitutional machinery, Social and geographical infrastructural development, etc.. Right from the post-independence time the whole Jammu and Kashmir is facing this serious threat, comparatively much more in the valley. Here it is an attempt to study the socio-legal impact of terrorism in the Jammu and Kashmir, an integral part of Union of India.