Jaipur, Jan 20 – The Islamic State may be on the backfoot but is still entrenched in some of its strongholds like Mosul, leading to the worrying prospect if the terror outfit is be the new normal for the Middle East since the grievances that led to its rise have not been dealt with, warn area experts. While most of the regions of the world were improving, the Middle East, which has seen a number of major disruptions in the last few years, was not one of them, said British expert on the Middle East, Emma Sky in a session A World of Disruptions on the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival-2017 on Friday.