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India - Maldives Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism: Why and How

In a recently concluded three-day visit of the Indian Defence Minister, A. K. Antony to Malé, India and Maldives have agreed to work together to ensure that “the stability in the region is maintained; and above all… threats, particularly from te

September 27, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Maldives

The ISI’s Psychological Operations

Dr Prem Mahadevan

The government has stated that recent distress migrations of northeastern Indians were triggered by electronic messages originating from Pakistan. Investigators have found that the first hints of pogrom-style killings appeared on Pakistani internet f

August 22, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan

Abu Jundal’s Arrest and India-Saudi Arabia Counter-terrorism Cooperation

Dr N Manoharan

The arrest and deportation of Abu Jundal alias Abu Hamza alias Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) handler, involved in several terror attacks in various parts of India, by Saudi Arabia is a classic case of good counter-terrorism cooperat

July 06, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Why India’s Mega Cities Need to be Protected

Nitin Gokhale

Mumbai in July 2011. Three bomb blasts in a matter of half an hour shook Mumbai again, killing 21 people. A sense of déjà vu prevailed. But there was a vital difference between earlier attacks on Mumbai and the July 2011 bombings. This t

July 04, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies

Maoists’ ‘Look East Policy’

Dr N Manoharan

The problem of the Left-wing Extremism (LWE) has been like a shifting pain that moved from West Bengal to Bihar in 1970s, and then to Andhra Pradesh in 1980s. After nearly two decades, when there was pressure in Andhra Pradesh, the Naxals found s

May 25, 2012 Terrorism, Leftwing Extremism, North-East Insurgency, National Security and Strategic Studies

A Tale of Two Abductions in Odisha

Dr N Manoharan

Abductions or hostage-taking are not new to CPI (Maoists). To take recent statistics, between 2005 and April 2012, nearly 1000 incidents of abductions by the Indian Maoists have been recorded. But, this is for the first time that two s

April 25, 2012 Terrorism, Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies

Don’t Put Too Much in Store of US Bounty for Hafiz Saeed

Sushant Sareen

Want to earn an easy $ 10 million? Just log on to the Rewards for Justice website of the US State Department, type in the submit a tip space on the website ‘116E, Johar Town, Lahore’ ... – the address of India’s and now

April 05, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan

Working in Real Time

Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

Will the long-awaited National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), which will come into existence on March 1, make a difference? Most commentators feel it won’t. They say it is nothing more than affixing a fanciful American label that had fascinated h

February 11, 2010 Terrorism

India’s Tryst with Terror

Amb Kanwal Sibal

How should we interpret the latest terrorist attack in India? Because it occurred when the Indian prime minister was in Bangladesh charting a new relationship with that country (which, until Sheikh Hasina came to power, had provided a safe haven f

February 11, 2010 Terrorism

Government’s Credibility Seriously at Stake – Aftermath of 13/7 Mumbai Attacks

Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

One of the infirmities of our national security discourse is our skewed approach to the issues involved. We get disproportionally focused on the threat – its intensity, manifestations, damage caused etc. than the response required to address them.

February 11, 2010 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies