Global Terrorism Index 2020 – Burning Issues – Free PDF Download

8^TH RANK

• For the second year in a row, South Asia was the most impacted region by terrorism in 2019, recording more deaths than any other region, despite improvements in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, said Global Terrorism Index 2020 report by The Institute for Economic & Peace.
• India ranked eighth – with a score of 7.353 – on the index that measures the impact of terrorism.

STATUS

• While Afghanistan (9.592) was reported to be the most impacted of the 163 countries, Iraq (8.682) was the second most affected nation, followed by Nigeria (8.314).
• The country reporting a high score out of 10 on the index is ranked on top as the worst impacted nation.

STATUS

• While Afghanistan (9.592) was reported to be the most impacted of the 163 countries, Iraq (8.682) was the second most affected nation, followed by Nigeria (8.314).
• The country reporting a high score out of 10 on the index is ranked on top as the worst impacted nation.

Terrorist attacks in India

• India reported 558 terrorist attacks in 2019, recording 277 deaths, according to the release. “Compared to other countries amongst the ten most impacted, India faces a wider range of terrorist groups, with Islamist, communist, and separatist groups active across the country,” the report said.
• Fourteen of 35 active terrorist groups in India were responsible for fatalities in 2019. “Maoists, the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were responsible for over two thirds of the total deaths and almost half of the total attacks,” the report said.

Terrorist attacks in India

• In India, Jammu and Kashmir was the most impacted region in 2019, reporting 165 attacks and 103 deaths, followed by Chhattisgarh (85 attacks and 53 deaths).
• The report said deaths attributed to the JeM increased by 69 percent due to the deadliest attack perpetrated in 2019. The suicide attack carried out on the Central Reserve Police Force convoy along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Lethpora, Pulwama, by the JeM was among the 20 most fatal terrorist attacks in 2019.

Global economic impact of terrorism estimated at $26.4 billion in 2019

• The global economic impact of terrorism was estimated at $26.4 billion in 2019, down 25 percent from $35.1 billion in 2018. The economic impact of terrorism includes “the direct cost of terrorism deaths, injuries, and property damage, as well as the indirect costs from deaths, injuries, property damage, and GDP losses”.
• Afghanistan was also the worst hit by the economic cost of terrorism -almost 16.7 percent of its GDP.In terms of region, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reported the highest economic impact at $12.5 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively.
• India was among the top 10 countries that recorded (16 percent) decrease in economic impact of terrorism in 2019 over 2018. While Sri Lanka recorded the largest increase at $954 million attributed to the multiple bombings in the island nation in 2019.

Latest Burning Issues | Free PDF

Sharing is caring!