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Such a long nightmareSubscriber Only

December 19, 2014 00:00 IST

Pakistan must find the will to confront not just jihadist fighters, but also their project

Fri, Dec 19, 2014

Words that sparked the ideasSubscriber Only

December 16, 2014 00:40 IST

The arguments Islahi made have acquired new resonance in recent months, as IS’ forces have occupied growing swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.

Tue, Dec 16, 2014

Generation of ‘avengers’ with Babri ’92 as motifSubscriber Only

December 16, 2014 00:23 IST

The men who sought to form a counterforce to Ram Janambhoomi movement, and how the demolition influenced them as well as a generation that followed.

Tue, Dec 16, 2014

Agencies find no direct link between @ShamiWitness, ISSubscriber Only

December 13, 2014 02:43 IST

The agencies believed that the person behind the handle was not involved with the recruitment of cadre for IS from India.

Sat, Dec 13, 2014

The Lashkar projectSubscriber Only

December 11, 2014 00:05 IST

Its unleashing is rooted in the existential crisis faced by Pak’s army-led establishment.

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

Terrorists hiked for 24 hours, crossed dense forests before staging assaultSubscriber Only

December 07, 2014 05:02 IST

Army sources said several of the eight soldiers and three police officers killed on Friday died within minutes of the strike.

Sun, Dec 07, 2014

Shadowy Islamic cult in Thane probe focusSubscriber Only

December 03, 2014 03:42 IST

NIA questions members of Islamic Guidance Society, which might have paid for Areeb Majeed and friends’ travel to Iraq.

Wed, Dec 03, 2014

India’s spy agencies more toothless than everSubscriber Only

December 01, 2014 02:32 IST

India has been forced to rely for information on legal requests to service providers-responses to which often arrive too late to be of use, officers say.

Mon, Dec 01, 2014

Islamic State jihadist Areeb Majeed sent to NIA custody till December 8Subscriber Only

November 29, 2014 04:20 IST

Arif Majeed, a civil engineering student, went missing in May this year along with three other youths from Kalyan.

Sat, Nov 29, 2014

Six years after 26/11: Broken bomb scanner, rusting bikes, no firing rangeSubscriber Only

November 26, 2014 00:05 IST

Following 26/11, a number of purchases were cleared with little thought to servicing support and inventory management.

Wed, Nov 26, 2014

Security breach easy where the border is a line drawn in waterSubscriber Only

November 25, 2014 04:30 IST

Last month, the fishing season began on the west coast, and thousands of trawlers are now strung across the Gulf of Kutch.

Sat, Jan 03, 2015

Patrol boats high and dry, cops untrained, gaping holes in coastal securitySubscriber Only

November 24, 2014 02:57 IST

The Indian Express travels down the coast where the terrorists hijacked a trawler, to check how secure those waters are today.

Wed, Nov 26, 2014

Wagah bomb blast: Taliban group vows ‘revenge’ against PM Narendra ModiSubscriber Only

November 05, 2014 05:46 IST

Hours after attack, hardline Taliban faction raises ‘killing of Muslims in Kashmir, Gujarat’

Wed, Nov 05, 2014

BSF, Rangers braced for attack after Wagah intelSubscriber Only

November 03, 2014 04:28 IST

The attack came as Pakistani visitors were returning to the parking area after watching the evening border parade.

Mon, Nov 03, 2014

J&K polls: Fewer central forces to be deployedSubscriber Only

November 02, 2014 04:26 IST

Despite fears of an escalation in infiltration and attacks ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, the deployment of central paramilitary forces is set to see a 17 per cent cut as compared to the 2008 elections. This was revealed at a meeting of a core group of military, police and intelligence representatives in […]

Sun, Nov 02, 2014

High price of cheap oilSubscriber Only

October 31, 2014 03:11 IST

Why India cannot continue to stay away from the anti-IS coalition.

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

Upset with delay, Kabul shelves request for arms aid from DelhiSubscriber Only

October 30, 2014 03:47 IST

The freeze on the aid request, reflected President Ghani’s belief that outreach to India would poison country’s relationship with Pakistan.

Thu, Oct 30, 2014

Qaeda head in region flags UP riots, Shamli relief campSubscriber Only

October 21, 2014 02:41 IST

The magazine also has an exclusive first-person account by fugitive al-Qaeda commander Ayman al-Zawahiri of his life with Osama bin-Laden.

Tue, Oct 21, 2014

Shooting ourselves in the footSubscriber Only

October 21, 2014 00:39 IST

Experience and government statistics show that machismo has never worked as a plan against Pakistan.

Tue, Oct 21, 2014

Notes of a JihadiSubscriber Only

October 19, 2014 00:00 IST

Before the naming came the writing. Praveen Swami reads between the lines of the books authored by Maulana Asim Umar, the man named chief of the al-Qaeda in the subcontinent.

Sun, Oct 19, 2014

In the season of Ebola virus scare, national disaster agency is adrift and headlessSubscriber Only

October 17, 2014 02:31 IST

After J&K floods and Hudhud, now Ebola lurks. We examine India's response preparedness to disaster, both human and man-made

Sat, Oct 18, 2014

JuM-B: An old link with bombmaker ‘Tunda’, a new terror threat to IndiaSubscriber Only

October 16, 2014 01:49 IST

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ahamed Hassan Imran, whose name has appeared in media reports, has denied terror links. Who are the JuM-B? Do they have an India connection?

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

Troops exchange mortar fire while DGMOs talkSubscriber Only

October 15, 2014 00:54 IST

Last week, the two officers had delegated their weekly Tuesday conversation to junior staff, amid largescale exchanges of fire along the border west of Jammu.

Wed, Oct 15, 2014