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Following the horrific terrorist attack on 14 February 2019 in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), India went into a state of shock and mourning. The entire country was united in support of the 44 martyrs of the Centra....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pulwama terror attack , India’s options against Pakistan’s terrorism

Pulwama Terror Strike

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

The 14th February Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that led to the death of 40 personnel was the most lethal strike against the security forces since terrorism began in Kashmir. The timin....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terror factory , JeM attack in Pulwama

Suicide Attack in Kashmir - Rejuvenation amongst Terrorist Organisations of the World Post-Legitimising the Taliban

Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Commentary

The suicide bombing attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 Feb 19 is possibly one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country in recent times. The casualty figures being quoted by various news channels and newspapers vary from 39 to 4....

February 15, 2019 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US withdrawal from Afghanistan , of Taliban , Terror attack in Kashmir

ISIS’s Infiltration into Balkans and its Changing Tactics

Natalia Griva Article

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a powerful group which is responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks around the world and used to control large areas of Iraq and Syria in the size of the United Kingdom. ISIS is known around the world....

January 31, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , ISIS terror , ISIS in Balkans

Strasbourg Terror Attack – Revisiting ISIS Footprints in Europe

Dr Ramanand Garge Article

The picturesque city of Strasbourg witnessed a shocking terror attack on December 11, 2018, in which a gunman opened fire around the famous Christmas market, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others. The Strasbourg Christmas markets is on....

January 29, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Strasbourg terror attack , terror threat in Europe

An Inconvenient Reality: 26/11 as State-Sponsored Terrorism

Dr Prem Mahadevan

... the 26/11 attack occurred because India invested heavily in two components of counter-terrorism: international diplomacy and domestic intelligence, but neglected a third: covert retaliatory capability ... as long as Pakistan exists, there will al....

January 11, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , 26/11 attack , Mumbai , State-Sponsored Terrorism , Deep Terror

Decoding Threat to India from Terrorism and Insurgency

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.) Article

Introduction

Extremists and terrorists have redoubled their efforts to pursue their ill-founded objectives of creating violence and instability across the globe. Of the last 16 years, the worst year for terrorism was 2014, with 93 countri....

December 20, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Internal threats , counter-terrorism strategy

Amritsar Grenade Attack – Stoking ‘Khalistan’ Disturbance?

Dr Ramanand Garge Article

The holy city of Amritsar was shaken by a grenade attack by two masked men who brandished pistols and forced their way into a weekly congregation of the Nirankari Sect and lobbed grenades into the prayer hall of the Nirankari Bhavan of Adliwal villag....

December 11, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Amritsar grenade attack , Khalistani terrorist groups

Is Pakistan Losing its Asymmetric Warfare through Nuclearised-Terrorism to India’s Security Posture?

Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

Successful completion of INS Arihant’s war patrol signaled the operationalisation of India’s nuclear triad. This event has been deliberated extensively by the academics, professionals and media the world over. Whilst some have appreciated this ev....

December 04, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s nuclear-terrorism , India’s triad

Talk by Shri DC Pathak, former Director, Intelligence Bureau on ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’

Shri DC Pathak, Former Chairman, JIC and former Director, Intelligence Bureau, delivered a talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the theme, ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’. In his opening remarks, Shri Pathak,....

October 22, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Radicalisation , DC Pathak , Threat , Lashkar-e- Taiyyaba , Jaish-e-Mohammad , Harqat-ul-Mujahedeen