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

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

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

पुलवामा का परिणाम और पाकिस्तानी प्रतिक्रिया

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

पाकिस्तानी संसद ने 1 मार्च को संयुक्त सत्र में सर्वसम्मति से एक प्रस्ताव पारित किया, जिसमें आतं�....

March 27, 2019 पाकिस्तानी आतंकवाद , पुलवामा हमला , बिगड़ती पाकिस्तानी आर्थिक स्थिति , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism

Pulwama’s Aftermath and Pakistani Reaction

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Pakistani Parliament in a joint session adopted a consensus resolution on 1^st March reiterating Pakistan’s traditional position of confusing terrorism with self-determination. The resolution did not condemn Pulwama terror attack. It ....

March 05, 2019 Pakistan’s terrorism , Pakistan’s economy , Balakot strike , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism

Opinion on India-Pakistan Confrontation

James Jay Carafano Commentary

The confrontation flared up again in direct military confrontation between the two countries. Frankly, we did not expect India to undertake a kinetic response. But we think our overall assessment remains valid. We think both sides are looking not to ....

March 01, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terrorism , India’s air strikes

इमरान खान का पुलवामा पर बयान: क्या भारत, इरान और अफगानिस्तान एक संयुक्त वक्तव्य जारी कर सकते है?

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान ने 19 फरवरी को पुलवामा आतंकी हमले के बारे मे एक वक्तव्य दिया....

February 25, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , पुलवामा आतंकी हमले , इमरान खान की असंवेदनशील टिप्पणि

By discussing retribution for Pulwama, the element of surprise is lost

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

When a nation virtually announces that it is going to do something in reprisal it compromises one of the basic principles of war — surprise. It is patient and planned operations that will hobble Pakistan. The Pulwama incident has created a natio....

February 23, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pulwama attack , JeM attack in Pulwama

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

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, 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

Gauging the Current State of the Jihadist Movement1

Gauging the Current State of the Jihadist Movement¹