This leads to a question: Are terror-related incidents on the rise in Kerala? According to the South Asia Terror Portal (SATP), 22 terror-related incidents have been reported in the first seven months of this year in Kerala. “We have been monitoring patterns for some time now, and one of the main reasons for a high rate of terror-related activities in Kerala is its close ties with the Gulf (West Asia). Kerala earned the tag God’s Own Country with its picturesque backwaters, pristine beaches and Chinese fishing nets. But there’s a growing undercurrent of terror-related activities that have spread the length and breadth of the state — the Perumbavoor case should remind the Pinarayi Vijayan government of this.

Source: Hindustan Times August 23, 2016 02:15 UTC