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Changes in Sectarian Profile of Pakistan
Col Rahul Jain (Retd) Article

Abstract
Pakistan has seen a violent transition from a nation that advocated inclusivity for all sects of Islam to much pronounced sectarian fissures. The sectarian divide between the Sunnis and Shias is intractable. This paper seeks to t....

December 29, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Radicalisation , Terrorism , ISKP , Sectarian violence , Islamic State Khorasan Province , Ahle-Hadees
VIF News Digest:National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01 – 15 December 2023)

Defence

  1. Long range operational deployment of INS Kadmatt.
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    December 26, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Islamic State , Indian Army , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , LeT , ISKP , Bharat , FICN , Islamic , Table-Top Exercise , Indian Coast Guard , Sajag , INS Tarmugli , Long range operational deployment , INS Kadmatt , survey vessel , INS Sumedha , India-Germany military cooperation , VINBAX-2023 , Flying Wing , TRF , KTF
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 March 2023

Afghanistan
4 IS-Khorasan Commanders 'wanted' In India Eliminated In Shootouts In Pak & Afghanistan – Republic World
At least four Islamic State [IS] Khorasan commanders "wanted" in India have been shot down by unknown gunmen i....

March 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , IMF , ISKP , UN , Pakistan Economy , women rights , junta , Nepal Economy , Rohingyas , Bhutan Economy , Bhutan India , local elections
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 February 2023

Afghanistan
Putin Says Afghan Humanitarian Condition Has 'Deteriorated' – Tolo News
Russian President Vladmir Putin pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated, with "four million" Afghans needin....

February 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , ISIS , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Saudi , Taliban , Oil , Geopolitics , IMF , ISKP , Neighbourhood , Pakistan Economy , Business , Rohingyas , US-Nepal , Pak-Afghan
“Victory Day” Parade: One year of a Pyrrhic Victory for the Taliban
Soumya Awasthi Article

The impact of the Taliban’s one-year rule in Afghanistan differs across regions and countries. The impression on South Asia was more distinct than on any other region. In South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan bore the burden of the Taliban’s takeo....

August 18, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Terrorism , South Asia , Southeast Asia , ISI , ISKP , Haqqani network , TTP , Uzbek , Victory Parade , One Year of Taliban , Taliban 2.0 , Akhundzada , Baradar , Kandahar , Quetta Shura , Tajik , Zabiullah
Assessment of Islamic State Khorasan Province
Soumya Awasthi Commentary

Tarjuman Al-Asawirti, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet, released a video in English titled "The Crusade Shaming Tactics." The video starts with the following message, "Manipulators use strategies to make others feel pitiful and they can....

June 04, 2022 Terrorism , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Pakistan , Commentary , Khorasan , Taliban , ISKP , Voice of Khorasan , Voice of Hind
The Presence of Islamic State-Khurasan Province in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

नाततायिवधे दोषो हन्तुर्भवति कश्चन । प्रकाशं वाप्रकाशं वा मन्युस्तं मन्युमृच्छति ॥
May 26, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Terrorism , J&K , Iraq , ISIS , Syria , Taliban , ISKP , Al Qaida , Kerala
The Endgame: Captain America Versus Band of Bad Boys
Soumya Awasthi Article

In the last sequel of the Marvel series movie, “The Endgame”, Avengers including the idol leader Captain America- the symbol of freedom, justice and the “American Way”- fights the evils of the universe like Thanos, who plans to destroy the ea....

May 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US Withdrawal , Taliban , Al Qaeda , ISKP , CAPTIAN AMERICA , GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRE , SEPTEMBER 11 , END
Islamic State Attack on Kabul Gurdwara Raises Several Questions
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Amid the ongoing global panic caused by Coronavirus (aka Covid-19), the Sikh and Hindu communities in Kabul were subjected to the mortifying experience of the killing of their loved ones, not from Covid-19 pandemic, but the “ugly monster” of terr....

April 13, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Islamic State , IS-KP , ISKP , Khurasan Khorasan , Gurdwara Attack
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