Articles

Bharat has been at the receiving end of radicalisation and Islamic terrorism for over three decades. In the study of terrorism/counter-terrorism, the terms radicalisation, religious extremism, and terrorism are frequently used interchangeably. To exp....

January 09, 2023 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Book Discussions , Counter-terrorism , radicalization , international terrorism , South-East Asia , Harkat network

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: April 2022

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

In the month of April 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized six expert group interactions with most of them being hybrid. All the interactions covered the relevant and engaging topics in the world and the region i.e. Sri Lanka, Uk....

June 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Israel , Pakistan , developments , Counter-terrorism , Sri Lanka , Conflict , NATO , Imran Khan , Political Crises , Shahbaz Sharif , Red Sea , geopolitical contestation , Implications , no-confidence motion , Russia-Ukraine , military equipment , India-US 2+2 meeting , Indo-US relationship , strategic discussion

A Compendium of Terrorist Groups

Soumya Awasthi

The last three decades has seen the South and West Asian regions turning into a hot bed of terror activities. Spreading from these regions, and alongside by many other isolated areas across the globe, terrorism today has become the biggest threat to ....

May 17, 2022 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Counter-terrorism , Compendium , Terror Groups , Terror activities

Taliban Triumph in Afghanistan and India’s Counter-Terrorism Policy against Islamist Extremism in Africa

Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 15th August, 2021, in a dramatic turn of events, Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, was taken over by the Taliban insurgent groups. While the collapse of Afghanistan government and its national army was somewhat predictable once the US announ....

September 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Counter-terrorism , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , Boko Haram , jihadist , Islamist Extremism

US-Taliban troop withdrawal deal

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

After 18 months of negotiations, the US-Taliban signed the troop withdrawal deal in Doha on February 29 in the presence of representatives from 30 countries and international organisations, signalling the end of the 18-year old war in the country. Th....

March 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Counter-terrorism , al-Qaeda , US-Taliban deal , troop withdrawal , Ghani government , intra-Afghan talks

Terrorism and Counter Terrorism: Review of Year 2019 and Projections for 2020

Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2019 had significant developments in global terrorism. The review covers the important activities of terrorism and counter-terrorism (CT) around the globe. There have been ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen which includes terrorist a....

January 22, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , national security , Counter-terrorism , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Srilanka , al-Qaeda , UnitedKingdom , IslamicState , al-Qaida

Counter-Terrorism Framework of the United Nations and India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation¹

Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

Due to lack of an internationally accepted definition, terrorism continues to haunt every nation in the World. The perspective of terrorism differs from a nation to nation; therefore, every country has its own definition and ....

September 26, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Counter-terrorism , Radicalisation , De-radicalisation , Terrorist , India’s Approach of De-Radicalisation

Pulwama and After

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd) Article

At least 44 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed and 70 injured when a Maruti Eeco car laden with explosives rammed into a CRPF bus—part of a massive convoy—in Awantipora town of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir (....

February 27, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Counter-terrorism , Pulwama retribution , Indian Army’s valour

A Social and Psychological Approach to Conflict Management in Jammu and Kashmir

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)

People of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region practiced Hinduism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism at the time when Islam entered the Kashmir Valley. One aspect that remained constant in Kashmir was that in spite of the arrival of foreign Sufi Saints such ....

April 17, 2018 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Counter-terrorism , Kashmir , technology

Commentary: Jordan Matters – India and the Hashemite Kingdom

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

His Majesty King Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania will be on his second State visit to India at the end of this month, close on the heels of transit visit of PM Modi earlier this month ....

February 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , King of Jordan’s visit to India , trade Agreements , Counter-terrorism