Terrorism has become a global menace. No country howsoever big or small, rich or poor and mighty or weak can totally avoid terrorism. Even though it may not be easy to pinpoint the origin of terrorism, that the world has been scourged with this plague noticeably after the Second World War and come into fore in recent years cannot be denied. The one conspicuous factor that has promoted this evil and made life miserable for millions around the world lately is the arrogance of the rich and mighty. Nearer home the partition of colonial India in the middle of the twentieth century into two sovereign independent but inimical states of India and Pakistan and the unfair division of Kashmir sowed the seed of terrorism which will be difficult to uproot as long as the problems is not resolved one way or the other. The overwhelming Muslims in Kashmir feel that they were cheated and have been fighting for justice. In this context, it might not be irrelevant to quote Christofer Beaumont who was private secretary to Sir Cyril Radchiffe, the British judge fully responsible to divide India into two states as Chairman of Indo-Pak Border Commission. He has minced no words in blaming Lord Louis Mountbatten, Governor General of undivided India at that time not only for inhuman massacres of thousands of Hindus and Muslims but also for the unjustified resolution of the Kashmir feud. Christofer has written in his memoirs “Mountbatten not only bent the rules but also bent the border in India’s favor. He put such a strong pressure on Sir Cyril which was quite difficult for him to resist.” As such, it may not be, at all, wrong to say that Kashmiri youths are kept inspired all the time to fight for their rights. Moreover, India’s role in the breakaway of Pakistan’s eastern wing could never have contributed to cement Indo-Pak relations. Another significant factor that nourishes terrorism in India is the misgivings harbored by the overwhelming Hindu population, politicians and statesmen about the unflinching loyalty of one hundred and forty million Muslims living all over India. Another factor that has vitiated relations between the countries of South Asia has been India’s failure to win confidence and good will of her smaller neighbors. Even as far as Nepal is concerned, there is not much room to be optimistic. The ten year long violent struggles the Maoist terrorists launched against their own country from the sanctuary of India had Indian blessings, even cooperation. What has India gained by Nepal’s political turmoil and might gain if Nepal disintegrated we don’t know. That Nepal’s unending political travails for the last three years with a very gloomy future cannot be resolved without India’s sincere cooperation needs no emphasis. India must lose no time in using her good offices to stop state terrorism in Nepal. That the leader of the government in power should encourage its former combatants and political workers to practice terrorism and the home minister to stay as a silent spectator speaks volumes about the law and order situation in the country and the prospects of speedy economic development. Even stranger is the disinterestedness shown by the Nepal’s friendly countries, donors and well wishers at the unlawful activities being carried on by the Maoist cadres with impunity. Who will stop this state terrorism?