India supports the preservation of peace and stability in the region of South Asia on a global scale by diplomatic means and by the way of effective military containment. It is aware that the threat of terrorism has grown during the last years including the terrorism supported by some states as well as the threat of the spreading of mass destruction weapons. The situation is made complicated, in the opinion of the leadership of India, by other challenges, too: by the illicit traffic in drugs, weapons and also by the activization of groups using violence under cover of religious fundamentalism.