e. The Tamil Tigers notoriously were responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991.
             However, the greatest threat to India's national security comes in the form of terrorism in the province of Jammu and Kashmir, situated in the far north of the country, bordering China and Pakistan.
             SLIDE FIVE – ORIGINS OF KASHMIR
             When India gained independence in 1947 the country was divided and Islamic East and West Pakistan were created. Kashmir, which had a largely Islamic population but a Hindu Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir was given the option whether to join theocratic Pakistan, secular India, or remain independent. He contemplated the latter option, but after Pakistan invaded Kashmir in October 22, 1947, hoping to preempt such a decision, he decided to accede to India. This accession was ratified by Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, head of the largest political party (the National Conference) representing the Muslim majority of the state. The Sheikh did so because he felt that the interests of Kashmiri Muslims, who practice the secular Sufi-Islamic way of life, would be best served under the protection of the Indian constitution.
             Since the Pakistani invasion of Kashmir in 1947, Pakistan has maintained that Kashmir is an Islamic territory and should belong to them. With political rel
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