Articles

Jurisprudence of Anti-Terrorism Laws- An Indian Perspective

Counter-terrorism practices cannot be effective in the absence of firm and clear anti-terrorism law. In the last several decades, India has developed wide-ranging counter-terrorism practices and mechanism. Yet, it has neither a comprehensive anti-ter....

July 09, 2019 Terrorism , Terror Legislations , Jurisprudence , Anti-Terrorism Laws , An Indian Perspective

Jihadi Terror Enters Sri Lanka

Abhinav Pandya Article

Almost exactly ten years after the end of the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka, a horrendous wave of jihadi terrorism has made a terrifying re-entry. Eight near simultaneous bomb blasts were carried out across the country in Colombo, Negombo, Koch....

April 25, 2019 Sri Lanka , Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Terrorism , Sri Lanka terrorism , Jihadi Islamism , Global radicalization

यहां से बदल सकती है तस्वीर

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

उम्मीद के मुताबिक भारतीय विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ने इस्लामी सहयोग संगठन (ओआईसी) का अपना संबो�....

March 02, 2019 Pakistan , Neighbourhood Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Terrorism , Sushma Swaraj , Pakistan , Islamic Cooperation Organization , ICO

आतंकवाद पर पाकिस्तान की बकवास की पड़ताल

Sushant Sareen

पाकिस्तान में केवल भोले-भाले आम आदमी ही नहीं बल्कि तथाकथित ‘बुद्धिजीवियों’ (ज्यादातर पाकिस्त�....

October 17, 2017 झूठा प्रचार , पाकिस्तान , आतंकवाद , Pakistan , Terrorism , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

Terror Strikes Europe: Testing Time for EU’s Collective Security

C D Sahay, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Even though Daesh has been facing serious setbacks in Iraq and Syria with its major strongholds getting demolished by the security forces, the month of August 2017 did not bring the expected joy across European cities. Three cities in Europe ....

October 04, 2017 collective security , Europe , Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe

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 Iraq , Mosul , Daesh , ISIS , Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism

Joint Military Operations against Daesh in Southern Philippines

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Pertinent Issues Terror as a tool has been used through the ages to achieve political and military objectives. Currently it is often described as Fourth Generation Warfare. Broadly it is an asymmetric tool that is normally used....

July 10, 2017 Daesh , Terrorism , Philippines , Marawi , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism

Diplomatic Isolation of Qatar: Causes and Consequences

Manpreet Sohanpal

Recently, three of Qatar’s most powerful neighbours decided to severe ties with the gas-rich country. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt announced to severe all– sea, land, air, diplomatic – linkages with Qatar. This i....

July 05, 2017 GCC , Qatar , Terrorism , Saudi Arabia , Iran , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Attacks in the United Kingdom and the Wider Implications

Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

The string of recent attacks in the United Kingdom (UK), in less than three months, has once again brought to the fore the vulnerability, not only of the UK, but of the international community at large, arising from the activities of rabid terrorist ....

June 28, 2017 United Kingdom , Daesh , ISIS , Manchester , Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy

KPS Gill: Tribute to a Supercop

Prakash Singh

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill has been hailed as one of the most successful fighters against terrorism. He vanquished what was one of the most lethal and one of the most devastating terrorist movements in the history of the world. He has also been criticized....

May 31, 2017 Supercop , KPS Gill , Punjab , Terrorism , JF Ribeiro , CRPF , Governor , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism