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Vimarsha on 'Jihadist Threat to India – The Case for Islamic Reformation by an Indian Muslim'

Given below is the text of the speech delivered by Tufail Ahmad, Director of South Asia Studies Project at the Washington D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute, on the occasion of the release of his book in New Delhi. The book, "Jihadist....

April 04, 2016 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Islamic State , Indian Muslims , Jihadist Threat to India , Islamic Reformation
Workshop on Silk Road Trade and Connectivity in Central and South Asia

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), organised a two-day workshop on ‘Silk Road Trade and Connectiv....

April 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Central Asia , South Asia , Silk Road , Silk Road Economic Belt , hanghai Cooperation Organisation
Syria: The Russians are leaving, or are they?
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Russian President Putin’s decision to pull out his military resources from Syria has been received with much skepticism and analysts are pulling out all the stops to examine the decision from every angle. Till late the Russian Air Force was using i....

April 02, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Air Power: Ground Strike Capabilities must be Enhanced to Support Army Operations
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Recently, in a rare public admission, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa, Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS), said while briefing the media recently on the eve of Exercise Iron Fist, a firepower demonstration of the Indian Air Force (IAF) that the “numbers are not....

April 02, 2016 Military Affairs , Pakistan , Strike Capabilities , demonstration
A Not-So Well Scripted Spy Story
Sushant Sareen

If there is anything that the Pakistani spook service really lacks, it is good script-writers, which is surprising considering that Pakistan has a surfeit of writers who pen fairly plausible dramas. The manner in which the entire screen-play of the s....

March 31, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
China’s ‘Big Two’ Sessions Signal Policy Shift on Dalai Lama
Jayadeva Ranade

A definitive shift was discernible in Beijing’s policy towards the Dalai Lama at the 4th plenary session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, that concluded in Beijing on March 15, 2016. China additiona....

March 31, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , China , Dalai Lama , Beijing’s policy , CPPCC
Daesh in Iraq: A Concern for Iran
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

Living with challenges has become a norm for the Islamic Republic of Iran. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it witnessed some mega problems, including eight-year war with Iraq, controversial nuclear programme, international sanctions, etc. Curre....

March 30, 2016 Terrorism , Iran , Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Return of Elected Government In J & K : The Approach Must be Right
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

At best of times J&K remains unpredictable in most spheres, especially in the security realm. However, a reasonably stable political dispensation responsible for governance can make a world of a difference. If reports are right Governor Vohra offe....

March 28, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Jammu & Kashmir , Indian Army , J & K , Elected Government
Brussels Terror Attack: Implications for India and the Region
Dr Ramanand Garge

The city of Brussels was shaken by terrorist strikes in the morning of March 22, 2016. Twin blasts within seconds of each other hit Zaventem Airport at around 0750hrs local time (GMT) on March 22, 2016. These were triggered by suicide bombers. About ....

March 28, 2016 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies
New India as the Old Pakistan, according to some
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal at his biting best in this subtle satire. Sections of our political class, those wedded to a certain version of secularism, and the sensation-seeking media seem determined to erode the legitimacy of the Modi g....

March 25, 2016 Governance and Political Studies
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