Geopolitics and Terrorism in South Asia Vis A Vis India

Abstract

In today’s political landscape, the issue of geopolitics and terrorism rank among some of the major emerging issues. Geopolitics can be defined as the applied study of the relationship between geographical space and politics. Geopolitics is in itself a science which studies how political events depend upon the physical setting n which a country exists. In the world over, geographical factors such as space, climate, resources, climate and terrain are some of the factors which play a key role in the issue of geopolitics in that it can either favor or obstruct maneuvers of a political or military nature. When a country is endowed with strategic advantages over their neighbors it is able to enjoy all the perks that come with such a significant advantage in terms of political mileage. The issue of geopolitics is one that has been in existence since time immemorial.