More than anytime before religious radicalism poses a serious threat to Asian security. Much of the dynamics of religious radicalism remains in the gray area of our understanding, which often leads to misconception and often misleading analysis. Asian security is one of the most important pillars of global security. With the phenomenal emergence of China and India, Asia has become the powerhouse of global economy. A peaceful and secure world is unimaginable without a peaceful and secure Asia. The Asian security land-scape has drastically changed since 9/11. Security perception for us is more non-traditional than traditional. We don't have any fear of military aggression but we have several problems from energy shorting, floods, food security and water and religious radicalism. Non-state actors have been using religious rad-icalism as strategy to mobilize support and to ensure the supply of new recruits who will not even think twice to become a suicide bomber. However, it is important to distinguish between "religion" and "religious radicalism." The right interpretation of religion should be considered as an antidote to religious radicalism. Sadly, we have not yet been able to do so. Many of the initiatives taken to curb religious radicalism has been counter productive, in many cases it has created Islamophobia and an indiscriminate alienation of Muslim Diaspora in the West. Many Asian states are not being able to counter religious radicalism due to a number of factors ranging from the lack of political will to the lack of good governance and effective infrastructure.
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