How big is the threat of contemporary terrorism and where does it come from? “Insurgents can and do use terrorism, but insurgents are but one type of violent non-state actor who can choose to use terrorism.” (James JF Forest, 2007) This is how James JF Forest distinguishes between the notoriety and the revolutionary particles of a marginalized theory of revolt. In a conflict of ideas that still fail to recognize the true face of the criminal from that of the martyr, the failure to counteract such a prudent 21st century concern prevails. It is clearly visible that the individual who joins the path of the so-called revolutionary and noble outcome has to overcome many hurdles and obstacles. The use of apprehensive force and forms of enticement to annoy the masses, especially the youth in selected political systems, to join the so-called local messiahs have been administered by the developed countries. But these efforts were in vain. The global scale of insurgencies and terrorism has seen no decline since 2001, when a single act by the militant group Al Qaeda laid siege to the world's most powerful economy. The crisis, although it seems isolated under the curtains of a few religious issues, is much deeper than the subdued surface crust suggests. A detailed analysis of the reports produced by the country at the forefront of the fight against terrorism, the United States of America, cries out the need for specificity even after 13 long years of battle against an eminent enemy. Vague acronyms such as “The Global War on Terrorism” and “Persistent Conflict” have sometimes been used by US political leaders (RM Cassidy, 2008). Unfortunately, their inability to pinpoint the actual absolute identity of the three...... half of the document ....../www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/Articles/08autumn/cassidy.pdf8 . Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in India's Northeast 2005-2013, South Asia Intelligence Review (SATP), 2013 http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/database/fatalitiesnorteast2006.htm 9. Forest. James J. F, (2007) Countering Terrorism and Insurgencies in the 21st Century: International Perspectives http://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=MDXWDJocZBgC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=1.% 09James+ J.+F.+Forest,+Combating+terrorism+and+insurgency+in+the+21st+century:+International+perspectives&ots=6HHbGrs6y7&sig=qSCMXoTrBemMWRdFSQ6Qx1wFj4I#v=onepage&q=1.%09James%20J.%20F. %20Forest %2C%20Fighting%20 terrorism%20and%20insurrections%20in%20%2021st%20th%3A%20international%20Perspectives&f=false 10. HOFFMAN. BRUCE, (2006) Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq, RAND Corporation Washington DC, USA