Terrorism
Nexus between Insurgency and Narco-Trafficking : A Case Study of Manipur

Introduction The northeast region of India has been inflicted with long-standing separatist insurgencies. Since the 1950s, this region has witnessed frequent ethnic conflicts as well as insurgent violence. In the recent past, the overall situation...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 March 2024)

Defence Defence exports increase by 32.5% in FY 2023-24; Private sector contributes 60% Army Commanders’ Conference calls for greater impetus on ongoing transformation New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime successfully flight-tested Indian...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-31 March 2024)

Defence Anti-Piracy operations against Pirate Ship MV Ruen by Indian Navy Maiden test-firing of India’s first indigenously-made 1500 HP engine for Main Battle Tanks Indian Navy's Ongoing Maritime Security Operations (‘Op Sankalp’) ICG Ship arrives...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 March 2024)

Defence In a major boost to Aatmanirbharta Ministry of Defence signs five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125 crores. 3rd India - Malaysia Bilateral Maritime Exercise Samudra Laksamana conducted. MoD inks MoU with BEML, BEL &...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 February 2024)

Defence Over ₹6.21 lakh crore allocation to Ministry of Defence in Interim Union Budget 2024-2025. Indian Coast Guard celebrated 48th Raising Day. INS Sandhayak commissioned into Bharatiya/Indian Navy. DRDO carried out successful flight trials of ‘...

VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 January 2024)

Defence Bharat-UAE conducted a joint military exercise— “Desert Cyclone” in Rajasthan. Raksha Mantri inaugurated the first all-girls Sainik School at Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Naval platforms remain mission deployed in the North/Central...

Neighborhood News Digest- 17 January 2024

Afghanistan Wakhan Corridor officially connects Afghanistan to China: Taliban- The Khama Press A report from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province confirms that Afghanistan is now officially linked to China via the Badakhshan province. Moizuddin Ahmadi...

VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 December 2023)

Defence Indian Navy’s Mission Deployed Platforms responded to a hijacking incident in the Arabian Sea. President led the nation in paying tribute to Vijay Diwas, commemorating Bharat’s victory in the 1971 war. Indian Navy and IIT Bombay signed a...

Changes in Sectarian Profile of Pakistan

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 trace the...

Narrative of Despondent Pashtuns: Terrorism, Ethnicity and the Pakistani Military

This primary research uses in-depth interviews to investigate the experiences and perceptions of the ethnic Pashtuns of Pakistan’s former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) regarding terrorism, ethnicity and the Pakistani military,...

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