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The Modi government appears to have abandoned the multi-pronged policy of its predecessor of simultaneously engaging Islamabad and dealing with cross-border terrorism. This government made a surprise beginning with the idea of promoting South Asian unity . But since then it has been fixated on countering terrorism at the cost of everything else, though Pakistani covert activity in India has seen a sharp decline since 2008.

A number of important treaties of immense strategic significance have been signed during Prime Minister Vajpayee's first ever visit to Tajikistan on November 14. The agreements signed were related to setting up a Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, a bilateral extradition treaty and military ties.

After the United States and its allies left Afghanistan in 2021, analysts expected Russia to fill the vacuum caused by the withdrawal. As far as Moscow itself is concerned, it would like to establish full diplomatic ties with the Taliban regime while it urges Western countries to take accountability and fulfil their responsibilities towards the Afghan people. Indeed, Russia’s desire for security and regional hegemony compels it to selectively e

By creating a “hub and spoke” model to counter international terrorism, the US today has a veto on its legal regime, its proscribed actors and use of military force.

The utilitarian interest in labeling Antifa as a terrorist organisation reflects domestic political considerations. However, the lack of consensus on

Despite being the immediate neighbour, India has chosen to follow a no-reaction policy towards the ongoing turmoil in Pakistan

This paper bridges the gap in Indian public discourse on the aims of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State) and where it stands today as the most formidable terrorist organisation of the 21st century. It explores ISIS from the perspective of the Middle East, rather than coming from an Indian foreign policy and security point of view, of which there is no dearth in literature. Such an approach is crucial in understanding the terr

Pakistan is often accused of being a state sponsor of terrorism. This article bases itself in the belief that though the problem of ?Jihadism? may well have originated from some of Pakistan?s security paranoias, it is now assuming proportions far larger than Pakistan itself. At this stage, Jihadism will be a problem for Pakistan itself as much as for the rest of the world. At the same time, the ability of the Pakistani state to counter this pheno

Most experts who attended the focus group discussion on the situation in Pakistan at ORF felt that South Punjab is going to be next stronghold of terrorism in Pakistan

Drawing on his immense knowledge as a former UN career diplomat, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, suggested enforcement of various instruments of the United Nations to force Pakistan to comply with its counterterrorism commitments.

As the new regime tries to establish itself, it is being pulled in several directions from powers and forces within and without Niger

India's oscillating foreign policy from 'Jhappi' to 'Katti' under the pump in the aftermath of Uri

In Pathankot and again in Uri, we have seen the perimeter breached too easily.

The bewildering reality of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds has special pertinence for India given the well-organised attacks on Capi

B. Raman, former head of the counter-terrorism division of India's external intelligence agency, suggested that India should continue the peace process with Pakistan and should not get involved in this matter involving the US and Pakistan. He said New Delhi should not pressure Islamabad further in Pakistan's hour of 'humiliation'.

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang's recent visit to Washington crystallised cooperation on non-traditional security matters such as counter-terrorism, and enhancing maritime security, which will not raise red flags in Beijing. Significantly, the meeting avoided the more militaristic features of national security.

The recent suicide bombings in Uzbekistan that killed more than 40 persons, mostly policemen, reveal an emerging pattern of terrorism in the region.

For steady growth in the face of fragile geopolitical contestations, New Delhi needs access to different platforms to pursue interests in multiple geographies

The Libya scene is now set for a first class conflict within Islam (Libya included) stretching from Pakistan right across the Arab world, North Africa embracing large swathes of sub Saharan African. On occasion this conflict within will spill over as terrorism abroad.

India has activated the Coast Guard to scan the shared waters, to make sure that none of the surviving Easter Day plotters in Sri Lanka escape out of

2024 will usher in a trickier and edgier world, where tensions will begin between states, but whose impact will be felt the strongest on companies, wo

The Taliban’s return will lead to geopolitical realignment. India’s ties with major powers will also be readjusted to manage terrorism coming from the Af-Pak area

A weaker American presence would only compound New Delhi’s existing Afghan conundrum.

As India tries to shape the global agenda through G20, it needs Bangladesh’s support to translate many of these ideas into action in its neighbourho

The fall of Baghouz from the hands of the so-called Islamic State may have forced the world’s most wanted man i.e. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to re-emerge

The threat of terrorism itself has been fast evolving and far surpasses some of the fundamental challenges that the UN, UN Security Council, agencies and members are continuing to try and navigate

काबूलच्या पतनानंतर दोन वर्षांनी, अनेक संकटे एकत्रित कोसळल्याने सर्वसामान्य अफगाण लोकांचे जनजीवन विस्कळीत झाले आहे.

जागतिक समुदायाला लोकशाहीबद्दल कटिबद्धता टिकवायची असेल, तर उशीर होण्याआधी अफगाणिस्तानात पाकिस्तानला रोखायला हवे.

अफगाणिस्तान आणि पाकिस्तानच्या आसऱ्याने होणाऱ्या दहशतवादी कारवाया रोखण्यासाठी भारताला मोठ्या देशांसोबत नवी रणनीती आखावी लागेल.

शांततेचा करार, अध्यक्षीय निवडणुकीत हस्तक्षेप, अब्जावधी डॉलर्सचा खर्च यापेक्षाही अमेरिकेने जर पाकिस्तानला नियंत्रणात ठेवले असते तर, आज ही दुर्दशा झाली नसती. 

तालिबान के ख़िलाफ़ विरोध के नये ठिकानों का उदय हो रहा है. �

बढ़ते आतंकवाद का मुक़ाबला करने के लिए अफ्रीका का साहेल क�

अमेरिका-चीन में जारी सत्ता संघर्ष के बीच आतंक-निरोधी क़व�

पाकिस्तान भारतासोबतचे संबंध सुधारण्यासाठी प्रयत्न करण्यास खरंच तयार असेल तर त्याने अफगाणिस्तान समस्येबाबत भारताचे मत देखील विचारात घेतले पाहिजे.

अफगाणिस्तान मुद्दा, भारत-अमेरिका व्यापार आणि ट्रम्प सरकारची देशांतर्गत कोंडी या पार्श्वभूमीवर अमेरिकेची पुलवामाबद्दलची प्रतिक्रिया तोंडदेखली वाटते.

अमेरिकी फ़ौज और CIA बार-बार आतंकी आकाओं को निशाना बना रहे है

अयमान अल-ज़वाहिरी की मौत के बाद अल क़ायदा के सामने सबसे बड

अब समय आ गया है की आतंकवाद को नए क़िस्म का युद्ध बनाने से र�

आफ्रिकन साहेल प्रदेशाने दहशतवादाचा मुकाबला करण्यासाठी जागतिक समुदायाचे लक्ष देण्याची मागणी केली आहे.

इराण आणि पाकिस्तान यांनी 'जशास तसं' करून दाखवण्याची शक्य�

सध्या सुरू असलेल्या इस्रायल-पॅलेस्टाइन संघर्षामुळे आधी

मध्यपूर्वेत तणाव वाढत असताना, अमेरिकेचे अध्यक्ष जो बिडेन यांनी इस्रायलच्या योजनेचे मूल्यांकन करण्यासाठी इस्रायलला भेट देण्याचा निर्णय घेतल्याने मुत्सद्देगिरी वेग घे

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