Terrorist attacks in Nice or Paris are as condemnable and heinous as the ones in Dhaka or Istanbul. Western interventionism has been at the root of reviving the notion of “jihadi extremism”. The neighbourhood mosques and ready availability of propaganda materials put out by jihadi outfits on social media has aggravated the situation. This realisation is necessary for concerted international action against what has become an international security challenge for all liberal societies. In both cases, Saudi Arabia’s role has been the most pernicious as it seeks to guard against regime change internally.

Source: Hindustan Times July 15, 2016 16:41 UTC