India, Dec. 8 -- Radicalisation today stands as one of the most serious challenges to India's national security. Modern terrorism does not begin with the gun or the bomb - it begins with the mind. No terror attack is possible unless someone is first convinced, manipulated and mentally prepared to commit violence. The recent arrests in Faridabad, the recovery of explosives and detonators, and even the involvement of highly educated individuals such as doctors in the Delhi blast demonstrate how deep and sophisticated the radicalisation machinery has become. These cases show that the threat is no longer confined to the poor, the uneducated or those living on the fringes of society.

The new targets are educated, urban youth - young men seeki...