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Burkina Faso to Indonesia : ‘Glocal’ Jihad of Brand ISIS
Uddipan Mukherjee Article

It’s not just the spread of capital, goods and services which go in tandem with globalisation. The spread of terror is also a part of multifarious activities that globalisation proliferates. Information is one instrument which facilitates dissemina....

May 24, 2019 caliph of terror , spread of radicalization , ISIS’ global jihad , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism
The Sri Lanka Attacks and the Threat Within
Mayuri Mukherjee, Consultant, VIF Commentary

The Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka that killed more than 250 people1 last month caught many by surprise2. The island nation had been enjoying a period of relative peace and stability since the civil war came to an end with t....

May 21, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Sri Lanka terror attack , Islamic Radicalisation , IS jihadi international
Sabotage Acts outside the Port of Fujairah – Implications for India
Rajesh Soami Commentary

On the morning of the 12th of May 2019, commercial ships were attacked outside the port of Fujairah in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports of the incident first emerged in pro-Iranian media outlets in the region. They initially claimed tha....

May 17, 2019 Blasts in the Fujairah port , Targeting maritime traffic , India’s oil import , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security
Re-emergence of Islamic State’s Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

On Saturday, April 27, 2019, Islamic State’s (IS) central media outlet, Al-Furqan, released an 18-minute propaganda video featuring its ‘underground’ leader and self-proclaimed ‘Caliph Ibrahim’, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.1 It was the....

May 09, 2019 international terrorism , Al-Baghdadi’s video , Islamic State Caliphate , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism
Terror Strike in Sri Lanka: Expanding Footprints of Jihadist Movement in the Indian Subcontinent
Brig Narender Kumar Article

Gauging the Current State of the Jihadist Movement1
In the 20th Century, the world confronted three totalitarian revolutionary movements: Nazism; communism; and fascism. Now the world is under assault from a fourth such movemen....

May 06, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article
Exercise AUSINDEX-2019: A New High in India Australia Defence Cooperation
Amruta Karambelkar, Research Assistant, VIF Article

India and Australia have conducted the third edition of biennial naval exercise AUSINDEX-2019 from April 2-14, 2019 at Vishakhapatnam. The Harbor Phase of the Exercise was conducted from April 2-7, 2019 followed by Sea Phase from April 7-11, 2019 wit....

May 02, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , security of Indian Ocean , Malabar Exercise , Indo-Australia naval exercise , Exercise AUSINDEX-2019
A Tale of two UN Resolutions on Cyber-security
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In December 2018, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted two important resolutions: 73/271 on ‘Developments in the Field of Information And Telecommunications in The Context of International Security’; and, 73/2662 on ‘Adv....

April 24, 2019 Cyber Security , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , UN Resolution on cyber-space , Cyber-security
Pakistan’s Nuclear Bluff
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Current Perspective
14 February 2019 was a clear day for movement of vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. It was after a long spell of road closure that the highway was opened. Viewing the frequent road closures, there was a need to mo....

April 15, 2019 Proxy war under nuclear backing , Pakistan’s TNWs , Response to Pakistan’s nuclear rhetoric , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Hypersonic Weapons - An Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM,AVSM,VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 14 Mar 2019, Moscow's State controlled news agency TASS reported that Russia is getting ready to launch the Zircon Hypersonic Missile from a naval vessel. The Missile will have a capability of flying at Mach 8 (9878.4 Km per hour) and will be simp....

April 10, 2019 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Hypersonic weapons , Development of hypersonic missiles
India’s Post-Pulwama Response
Amruta Karambelkar, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary

The attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama, J&K, shook the nation. This has been the worst hit on the security forces of its kind. The nation was horrified and there were widespread demands to respond with an iron hand. There....

April 03, 2019 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Balakot game changer , Balakot attack
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