Articles

Pulwama, Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’ and Pakistan’s ‘New Mind-Set’

Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Commentary

The Pulwama attack has to be seen against the background of events in the wider region. On 13th February, a suicide attack on killed 27 Iranian soldiers in Sistan Balochistan province of Iran. The Iranian National Guards Corps (IRGC) ground forces c....

February 21, 2019 Pulwama options , Naya Pakistan’s terror , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism

India's Response to the Pulwama Bombing

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The 14 February Pulwama suicide bombing resulting in the death of about 40 CRPF personnel is the latest in an incessant series of horrific Pakistan terror attacks on India starting with its 1947 action in Kashmir and inter alia including Operation Gi....

February 18, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , punishing terrorism , Pulwama attack

FATF and Pakistan

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), set up in 1989 following a G-7 resolution, provides the international standards for anti-money laundering and combatting terrorist financing (AML/CFT). An Inter-governmental organisation with 38 members and two....

February 18, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terror funding , FATF and Pakistan

Pulwama Terror Attack: India’s Options

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Following the horrific terrorist attack on 14 February 2019 in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), India went into a state of shock and mourning. The entire country was united in support of the 44 martyrs of the Centra....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pulwama terror attack , India’s options against Pakistan’s terrorism

Pulwama Terror Strike

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

The 14th February Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that led to the death of 40 personnel was the most lethal strike against the security forces since terrorism began in Kashmir. The timin....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terror factory , JeM attack in Pulwama

Suicide Attack in Kashmir - Rejuvenation amongst Terrorist Organisations of the World Post-Legitimising the Taliban

Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The suicide bombing attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 Feb 19 is possibly one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country in recent times. The casualty figures being quoted by various news channels and newspapers vary from 39 to 4....

February 15, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US withdrawal from Afghanistan , Terror attack in Kashmir , of Taliban

ISIS’s Infiltration into Balkans and its Changing Tactics

Natalia Griva Article

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a powerful group which is responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks around the world and used to control large areas of Iraq and Syria in the size of the United Kingdom. ISIS is known around the world....

January 31, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , ISIS terror , ISIS in Balkans

Strasbourg Terror Attack – Revisiting ISIS Footprints in Europe

Ramanand Garge, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The picturesque city of Strasbourg witnessed a shocking terror attack on December 11, 2018, in which a gunman opened fire around the famous Christmas market, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others. The Strasbourg Christmas markets is on....

January 29, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , terror threat in Europe , Strasbourg terror attack

Decoding Threat to India from Terrorism and Insurgency

Brig Narender Kumar Article

Introduction

Extremists and terrorists have redoubled their efforts to pursue their ill-founded objectives of creating violence and instability across the globe. Of the last 16 years, the worst year for terrorism was 2014, with 93 countri....

December 20, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Internal threats , counter-terrorism strategy

Amritsar Grenade Attack – Stoking ‘Khalistan’ Disturbance?

Ramanand Garge, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The holy city of Amritsar was shaken by a grenade attack by two masked men who brandished pistols and forced their way into a weekly congregation of the Nirankari Sect and lobbed grenades into the prayer hall of the Nirankari Bhavan of Adliwal villag....

December 11, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Khalistani terrorist groups , Amritsar grenade attack