Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

The Fatal Attraction of the Islamic State: The Curious Cases of the Returnee, Self-indoctrinated and the Lone-Wolf

The news of the four Indian youth from Kalyan joining the Islamic State (IS) in July 2014 became a major concern to the newly-elected government in New Delhi. This was one of the first instances which exposed the probable involvement of Indian Muslim

December 26, 2014 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Islamic State, ISIS, Lone-Wolf

War on Terrorism – Role for 'Modi-fied' India

Col (Retd) Karan Kharb

The horrific video clips showing masked killers from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) killing hordes of unarmed civilians and beheading humans have shocked but convinced the civilised world about the gruesome design and expanding outreach of te

October 14, 2014 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies

Expert Committee Report on Patna Blasts

Report of an Expert Committee on blasts in a political rally in Patna on October 27, 2013 and Recommendations for strengthening security measures

November 26, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order

Expert Committee Report on Patna Blasts

Report of an Expert Committee on blasts in a political rally in Patna on October 27, 2013 and Recommendations for strengthening security measures

November 26, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order

Patna Blasts – Implications Under Assessed

Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

The serial blasts that took place in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on October 27, 2013 during BJP’s Hunkar rally was an event whose seriousness and implications have not been fully fathomed. In a setting consumed by ruthless electoral rivalries, the p

November 21, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies

Digital Evidence: Need for Maintaining Minimum Standards for Admissibility Across Jurisdictions

Commander Mukesh Saini (Retd.)

Unlike the real world, a cyber crime can be committed even without visiting the country of the victim. In another situation of cyber crime, criminal and victim may be present under the jurisdiction of the same court but still digital evidences of the

November 18, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order, Technological and Scientific Studies

Terror Attacks in Bodh Gaya: Prevention is Better than Cure

Dr N Manoharan

When serial blasts rocked Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya on 07 July 2013, it was for the first time that a Buddhist holy spot was targeted in India. Ten of the 13 bombs planted at the temple were indeed of low intensity, but their psychological impact

July 24, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies

National Security: Preemption is Viable and Valid

Dr M N Buch (late)

The Chambers Twenty-first Century Dictionary defines ‘preempt’ in the following words:- “To do something ahead of someone else and so make pointless an action they have planned”. Preemptive action is defined by the same dictionary as an atta

July 22, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Police - Law and Order

Portents of Increased Terrorist Violence in J&K – Proactive Action Only Option

Rohit Singh

Sometime during the autumn of 2012, security forces homed on to a communication between a terrorist commander in the valley with his handler based in Pakistan Occupiued Kashmir (POK). The agitated handler was egging the commander to carry out some ac

July 18, 2013 Terrorism, Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies

The Phenomenon of Urban Terrorism in India

Dr N Manoharan

Recent bomb blast in Bangalore (17 April 2013) and twin bomb blasts that took place in Hyderabad in February 2013 have reiterated that the phenomenon of urban terrorism has taken firm root in India. In less than a decade, the Indian urban areas like

April 22, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Border and Coastal Security, Police - Law and Order