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London Bridge Attack: An Islamic State-Inspired Knife Terror Attack
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

“We are resolute, we stand United in the face of terrorism, and we will not allow anybody to divide us”. - Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. On 29 November 2019, a 28 years-old British terrorist identified as Usman Khan—a British cit

December 12, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, London terror, English laws & terror, Islamist radicalisation in UK
Finally, Islamic State’s “Caliph” is “Dead”! – An Initial Assessment
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

“No group or nation should mistake America’s intentions: We will not rest until terrorist groups of global reach have been found, have been stopped, and have been defeated.” – Former US President George W. Bush (06 November 2001)1

November 13, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Al-Baghdadi’s killing, Islamic State after Baghdadi, Terrorism in India
The Killing of Abu Bakral-Baghdadi: Implications
Amb K P Fabian

On 27th October President Trump of the United States announced the killing of Al Baghdadi and claimed that his was a bigger achievement than that of a similar capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, believed to be the inspiration, if not the master

October 30, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, end of Baghdadi, IS terror lives
Counter-Terrorism Framework of the United Nations and India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation1
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

Introduction
Due to lack of an internationally accepted definition, terrorism continues to haunt every nation in the World. The perspective of terrorism differs from a nation to nation; therefore, every country has its own definition and

September 26, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Counter-terrorism, Radicalisation, De-radicalisation, Terrorist, India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation
Modi Government 2.0: Sure Footed Firmness vis-a-vis Pakistan
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India, following the re-election of the Modi Government, is to be commended for its sure footed firmness in its dealings with Pakistan. Pakistan's repeated feelers for a resumption of talks have been rebuffed on the eminently legitimate ground th

June 19, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Pakistan’s anti-Indian DNA, Pakistan a terror factory, India’s new Pakistan policy
Burkina Faso to Indonesia : ‘Glocal’ Jihad of Brand ISIS
Dr Uddipan Mukherjee

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 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, ISIS’ global jihad, spread of radicalization, caliph of terror
The Sri Lanka Attacks and the Threat Within
Mayuri Mukherjee

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, Islamic Radicalisation, Sri Lanka terror attack, IS jihadi international
Re-emergence of Islamic State’s Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

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 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Islamic State Caliphate, Al-Baghdadi’s video, international terrorism
Terror Strike in Sri Lanka: Expanding Footprints of Jihadist Movement in the Indian Subcontinent
Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)

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

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

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