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Islamic Terrorism in South Asia and India’s Strategic Response
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

This article discusses a new convergence developing among Jihadi groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh and the security implications of this for both the Indian subcontinent and the world at large.

The world is nowhere near conta

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Terrorists Changing Tactics, but are We?
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

A small island of shopkeepers dominated the largest part of the world for the longest period with Genghis Khan, the brute, being a distant runner-up. The two, separated by several centuries, had nothing in common except their genius for innovation

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies
Change of Tactics
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

Instead of an episodic response, we need stronger laws and proactive intelligence backed by political will

Having decided that India is their prime target, Pakistan and its out¬sourced networks in and around India only have to choo

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies
Only unsettled Issue is Continued Occupation
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

THE ENEMIES, both within and without, use bullets and bombs, not to kill people. They are collateral damages. The real objective is to subdue the enemy by breaking its will and dictating its terms of peace.

National will is the most vital

February 11, 2010 Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies
Kandhar Hijacking, December 24 – 31, 1999 of IC 814 Indian Airlines Flight from Kathmandu to Delhi
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

A. Chronology of events

December 24 16:15 Indian Airlines Flight 814 takes off from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.
16:40 NSG told that

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Releasing Masood Azhar was a political decision
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

At a time that fresh debate has broken over the handling of the IC-814 hijack, former IB Director AK Doval makes controversial revelations on the Kandahar deal and other crises in a candid interview to

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies
Terrorist Strikes – Deny Space to the Terrorists
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

Text of the article sent to Hindustan Times – Published in Hindustan Times on 16 April 2006 under the caption “We have not kept terrorists on the run” One wrong way to assess terrorist incidents is to evaluate its gravity and import m

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies
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