Articles

Annual Review of Islamic State and Al Qaeda: What is on the Horizon in 2021?

Soumya Awasthi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

The past year began with a pathological threat for the world which was detrimental not only for public health, politics, and economics but also for global security. The keywords for the year 2020 were COVID-19, geopolitical rea....

January 21, 2021 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , West Africa , Iran , Islamic State , ISIS , IS , Al Qaeda

Assessing India’s Abrogation of article 370, and Kashmir’s Journey Ahead

Abhinav Pandya Article

On August 5th, 2019, Modi government nullified the article 370 and scrapped article 35 A, the backbone of article 370. It was indeed a historic moment for India as article 370, in essence, had become a dead weight providing a robust protective shield....

August 05, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , Radicalisation , governance , ISIS , Turkey , ISI , Article 370 , Ladakh , AQIS , United Jihad Council

Et Tu Caesar – Unending Plight of Syria!

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

“Et tu Brutus” has been synonymous with perfidy. But on June 17 when the USA invoked its “Caesar Act” against Syria and its embattled President Assad, pursuant to the geo-political games, Assad would have closed the caption by accusing Caesar....

June 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russia , ISIS , Turkey , US Sanctions , refugees , Caesar Act , Hezoballah , China BRI , Assad

West Asia Roundup - April 2020

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Covid -19 has not dented the desire of the hotspots in West Asia to stay hotter despite it being the Holy month of Ramadan. Any how the war weary Saudi Arabia led coalition declared a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen a....

May 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , ISIS , GNA , Khalifa Haftar , Covid -19 , OPEC , Lebanon Protest , Iran-US escalation , Situation in southern Yemen

Islamic State: A Game Changer International Terrorism a talk by Mayank Sharma

The Islamic State (hereafter IS)/Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daesh is a transnational terrorist organisation which is based on the ideology of fundamentalism and Salafism teachings of Islam towards the creation and establishment of the Cal....

March 18, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Islamic State , ISIS , international terrorism , Mayank Sharma

Radical Islam in the Maldives: Hotbed for al-Qa’ida and Islamic State

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

In his address at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Male city, the Republic of Maldives (hereafter Maldives) on 04 September 2019¹, former Maldivian President—Mohamed Nasheed highlighted concerns over the emerging threat posed by radi....

October 16, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , Islamic State , Radicalisation , ISIS , Radical Islam in Maldives , al-Qa’ida , al-Qaeda , ISIL , India-Maldives Counter-Terrorism cooperation

Brainstorming Session on Afghanistan

Security situation in Afghanistan faces greater challenges. Besides the Taliban, the rise of ISIS opens up another front for the embattled Afghan state. At a time when the Afghan national election draws closer, security challenges necessitate greater....

September 21, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , ISIS , Taliban , Afghan state , Security situation in Afghanistan

Round Table Discussion on Afghanistan

A Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Afghanistan’s current situation and the way forward was held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 15 Nov 2017. The panel of discussants included a broad array of security and foreign policy experts,....

March 23, 2018 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , Islamic State , ISIS , India-Afghanistan relations

Is India Likely to be the Next Major Target of ISIS? - An Analysis of Post-Manhattan Terror Attack

From the reports of the intelligence and security establishment, it is clear that activities of IS sympathisers in India are under control. Indeed, there have been no recent reports of radicalised youth trying to migrate to centers of IS activiti....

December 12, 2017 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir , Islamic State , ISIS , Post-Manhattan Terror Attack

Mosul Recaptured: Is This the End of Daesh?

Ramanand Garge

Iraqi Prime Minister Announces the Fall of Mosul July 10, 2017 is rightly being acknowledged as a historic day in the fight against dreaded phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) brand of terrorism. The Iraqi Pri....

August 09, 2017 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism , Mosul , Iraq , Daesh , ISIS