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Internal Security Monitor (16-30 June, 2025) Vol 1, No 17

United Nations Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in a rare instance condemned the April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Two suspects have been arrested in the Pahalgam attack case. Pakistan is using Turkish drones to smuggle weapons into India....

July 1 , 2025

Internal Security Monitor (01-15 June, 2025) Vol 1, No 16

Union Minister Ashwin Vashnav said that Pakistan is not a threat now and terrorism in form shall not be tolerated. The lives of our citizens are our uppermost concern. Senior Maoist leader and Central Committee Member TLN Chalam was killed in an...

June 16 , 2025

International Court of Justice and Adjudication on Israel`s Military Operations in Gaza and Human Rights Violation

Based on the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) request for an advisory opinion on `Legal Consequences arising from Israel’s Policies and Practices in Occupied Palestinian Territory’, the principal judicial organ of the UN - International...

March 1 , 2024

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and its Implications for the Environment

Introduction The Russia-Ukraine war is re-shaping the world. The war which began on 24th February 2022 has resulted in a fast-moving refugee crisis, unprecedented sanctions on Russia, and a re-shuffle of global relationships.[1] The war is also said...

August 10 , 2022

A Review of Kashmir Files

There is a perception in India that when an average Indian goes to watch a movie s/he wants to escape from the realities of life and enjoy a simple story that generally has a happy ending and is full of comedy, action and thrills etc. To an extent...

March 30 , 2022

Sudan-South Sudan Rapprochement and Its Implications for the Region and Beyond

After a decade-long impasse, the borders between Sudan and South Sudan reopened on 1st October, 2021. With this first step of rapprochement, two countries can now slowly advance towards stabilizing the ties between them. On 12th September Sudanese...

October 6 , 2021

Developments in Xinjiang

Join Prof Srikanth Kondapalli and Dr Teshu Singh as they review the developments in Xinjiang Vivekananda International Foundation · Developments in Xinjiang

March 1 , 2021

‘Genocide’ in East Turkestan (Xinjiang) – What Can the World Do?

Introduction In one of its last acts before demitting office, the Trump administration declaredthat China was engaged in perpetrating genocide against the minority Uighurs and other Muslim groups in East Turkestan (Xinjiang). Secretary of State Mike...

February 12 , 2021

The 1971 Genocide: Resurgent Bangladesh’s Quest for Justice, Pakistani Obduracy and India’s Role

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina recently concluded four-day visit to New Delhi which marked a significant milestone in both the country’s relationship. Although still considered one of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs),...

May 22 , 2017