Written by T S Tirumurti The recent statement by India that Canada has a “growing reputation as a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organised crime” and that “they are being politically condoned” has brought the issue of terrorism back to the centre stage. We are now witnessing four broad, dangerous trends in international terrorism. The first is that the global fight against terror is getting increasingly fragmented after two decades of opposing it collectively. September 11, 2001, was a defining moment in the fight against terrorism. Before 9/11, the world was divided into what I call “your...