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Counter-Terrorism Framework of the United Nations and India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation1
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

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
Jurisprudence of Anti-Terrorism Laws- An Indian Perspective
Dr Ramanand Garge

Counter-terrorism practices cannot be effective in the absence of firm and clear anti-terrorism law. In the last several decades, India has developed wide-ranging counter-terrorism practices and mechanism. Yet, it has neither a comprehensive anti-ter....

July 09, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism , Jurisprudence , Anti-Terrorism Laws , An Indian Perspective , Terror Legislations , Monograph
Modi Government 2.0: Sure Footed Firmness vis-a-vis Pakistan
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

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 Article

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 Commentary

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 Article

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.) Article

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 Article

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 , Article , पाकिस्तानी आतंकवाद , पुलवामा हमला , बिगड़ती पाकिस्तानी आर्थिक स्थिति
Militancy in Kashmir - A Study
Abhinav Pandya

.. An alternate narrative needs to be created in universities and colleges of J&K to counter lies peddled by cross-border actors. Think-tanks, research forums, youth forums or inter-faith dialogue bodies and cultural interaction clubs can be created ....

March 14, 2019 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Kashmir militancy , radicalization of Kashmiri youth , Kashmiri separatism
Pulwama’s Aftermath and Pakistani Reaction
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Pakistani Parliament in a joint session adopted a consensus resolution on 1st March reiterating Pakistan’s traditional position of confusing terrorism with self-determination. The resolution did not condemn Pulwama terror attack. It ....

March 05, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s economy , Pakistan’s terrorism , Balakot strike
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