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What doesn't make sense? There has always been those who follow the religious teachings of their culture, and strive to be pious in all respects because of it; there are, however, those violent subsects within every religion in history (whether documented or not) that seek to dominate the scape and expand the scope of their supposed "true" doctrine.
Even Winston Churchill once believed the world was entering a dangerous new era of "terrorism" because of what he referred to as the radical and atheistical "International Jews". He was mainly addressing the rise of Bolshevism during his time, but in the eyes of many historians, it is generally accepted that Churchill believed in a worldwide Jewish conspiracy.
Addressing the original topic's basis, I think the problem from which this stems is that since 9/11, and to some lesser extent, the European train bombings in London & Spain, the word "terrorist" has been given a completely new context and reason for which they operate. I now absolutely abhor hearing the word, and refuse to utter it anymore because it doesn't convey the meaning it once did.
Also, I understand the sentiments of native Hindus seeing their fellow countrymen "converted" to another way of living by "evil foreigners", and being concerned over their internal state of affairs with their neighbors. I wouldn't have escalated to violence, but that would sure get me steamed if I noticed outsiders one by one changing the mindsets of my fellow people.
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi
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