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Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar calls for action in MyanmarSubscriber Only
September 12, 2017 06:46 IST
The article is the first substantial call to action by any leader of a South Asian jihadist group, though rallies and protests have been held in Pakistan by Islamist groups linked to terrorism, notably the Ahl-e-Sunnat wal'Jamaat.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
It’s not madnessSubscriber Only
September 06, 2017 00:05 IST
Getting a bomb is insurance, it is North Korea’s strategy. The world will have to live with it
Wed, Sep 06, 2017
Towards a global nuclear nightmare: N.Korea’s nuclear weapons are both instruments of self-defence and tools for blackmailSubscriber Only
September 04, 2017 21:54 IST
Nuclear weapons are, thus, both instruments of self-defence and tools for blackmail: they guarantee regime survival against all currently conceivable crisis. Kim, once he has nuclear weapons, is a creature all actors have an interest in ensuring remains stable.
Mon, Sep 04, 2017
Doklam faceoff between India, China over but Bhutan’s talks run into a wallSubscriber Only
August 30, 2017 05:38 IST
In a statement released Tuesday, its first in weeks, Bhutan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it welcomed “the disengagement by the two sides at the face-off site in the Doklam area”. “We hope this contributes to the maintenance of peace and tranquility and the status quo along the borders of Bhutan, China and India in keeping with the existing agreements between the respective countries,” it said.
Wed, Aug 30, 2017
Doklam disengagement: Sigh of relief in Bhutan but for its troops, fears remain, fingers crossedSubscriber Only
August 29, 2017 06:15 IST
Even though Monday’s disengagement deal has raised sighs of relief in Bhutan’s government, sources say it continues to fear that the end of the crisis might prove to be punctuation, until China and India resolve their wider strategic disputes.
Tue, Aug 29, 2017
Trump’s Pakistan testSubscriber Only
August 29, 2017 00:00 IST
US president’s new South Asia doctrine threatening Pakistan with dire consequences if it fails to check jihadists could lead Rawalpindi to revive the policy of strategic defiance.
Tue, Aug 29, 2017
New Trump Afghan policy expected to ramp up pressure on PakSubscriber Only
August 22, 2017 06:00 IST
President Trump will outline the policy in a televised speech - only the second of his time in office - from Fort Myers Base in Virginia to an audience of soldiers and their families.
Tue, Aug 22, 2017
Two months into Doklam standoff, assessing China’s strengthSubscriber Only
August 15, 2017 00:29 IST
China’s great strength is part steel and part illusion. The dragon may indeed breathe fire — but it has enough teeth and claws missing to not want to fight.
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
Life of militant who died twice tells tale of Kashmir jihad’s changing colourSubscriber Only
August 14, 2017 02:46 IST
The patriarch of Kashmir’ jihadists was shot dead in Shopian on Sunday in an operation built around intelligence generated by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. His story helps in understanding the journey the Kashmir jihad has taken over the last 10 years
Mon, Aug 14, 2017
Lashkar commander killed: In rise and fall of Abu Dujana, a tale of falsehood and ambitionSubscriber Only
August 02, 2017 03:04 IST
The real significance of Abu Dujana's story, though, is in what it tells us about the rapidly changing character of the jihad in Kashmir, and its possible globalisation.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
Doklam is not about a roadSubscriber Only
July 29, 2017 00:15 IST
Doklam, like other recent stand-offs in Depsang or Demchok, is not about a road: It is is a message about China’s ire at India building alliances with its adversaries in Asia, and with the US. Beijing seeks, through the threat of force, to instruct India on how countries ought to conduct themselves.
Sat, Jul 29, 2017
Al-Qaeda sets up Valley wing with Chandigarh college dropout as chiefSubscriber Only
July 28, 2017 05:48 IST
Zakir Rashid Bhat, a breakaway Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander based in south Kashmir, has been appointed head of al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent’s new affiliate for the state, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, the terrorist group’s media wing announced on Thursday.
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
Samjhauta blast: UNSC still blames Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Arif QasmaniSubscriber Only
July 26, 2017 03:58 IST
In 2009, when Qasmani was sanctioned, the IB knew that the theory that Lashkar was responsible for the attack was legless. Yet, two successive governments chose not to make public the error, allowing lawyers for the accused to point to the UNSC sanctions as evidence for the alleged perpetrators.
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Lashkar-led jihadist conclave calls for war against IndiaSubscriber Only
July 24, 2017 02:39 IST
The meeting, arguably the largest single gathering of jihadist commanders in recent years, was held in the build-up to Supreme Court hearings on corruption charges that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government, to demand that he reverse his policies on Kashmir.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
Police informant’s killing 2 months ago may hold key to attack on Amarnath yatrisSubscriber Only
July 14, 2017 04:48 IST
War within Lashkar may have led its ‘commanders’ to hit Amarnath Yatra
Fri, Jul 14, 2017
Despite ban, Lashkar-e-Taiba leader thumbs nose in Pakistan, hails terroristSubscriber Only
July 11, 2017 03:55 IST
Funeral assembly on July 6 provides fresh evidence that the Lashkar-e-Taiba, banned under the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions and Pakistani law, continues to operate in plain sight of the country’s law enforcement despite a hyped crackdown on its top leadership.
Tue, Jul 11, 2017
Seeds of a million tyranniesSubscriber Only
July 10, 2017 00:00 IST
The anti-minority violence in India is significant not principally because of its scale but because of the processes engendering it.
Mon, Jul 10, 2017
Behind the ongoing stand-off in Doklam, century-old manoeuvres of geostrategySubscriber Only
July 05, 2017 00:33 IST
Until 1959, China made no claims on Bhutan, but now, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs cites the 1890 China-Britain treaty, which states that the border runs west from Doka-La along the ridgeline — that is, south of the Doklam plateau.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
J&K govt data shows: Firing across LoC has limited impact, fails to deter PakistanSubscriber Only
July 03, 2017 03:36 IST
Incidents of firing across the LoC have risen steadily since 2012, when 79 were registered, to 236 in 2013, 226 in 2014, and 279 in 2015, according to data gathered by the J&K government.
Mon, Jul 03, 2017
China road works raise security issues: IndiaSubscriber Only
July 01, 2017 05:56 IST
Both sides have reinforced their positions amidst a continuing war of words between Beijing and New Delhi. Indian military officials rejected claims that there were signs of imminent conflict in the region — the site of intense skirmishes in 1967, provoked by similar disputes over border works.
Sat, Jul 01, 2017
Tension at trijunction: India-China standoff over Bhutan clashSubscriber Only
June 29, 2017 06:19 IST
“Even though India has long had a presence along the Bhutan-China border, it has never acted in defence of its ally’s interests. The Chinese are very upset by the Indian assertion, and are seeking to push back against what they see as a line having been crossed,” a senior Indian official said.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
Financial Action Task Force to take up Pakistan record of choking terror fundsSubscriber Only
June 24, 2017 00:47 IST
FATF documents state that member states voiced concerns that Pakistan had failed to honour commitments to act against the financing of groups like the Lashkar, made to the organisation’s International Cooperation Review Group (IRCG) in February 2015.
Sat, Jun 24, 2017
Pakistan troops cross LoC, ambush Indian patrol, 2 soldiers killedSubscriber Only
June 23, 2017 04:06 IST
Army sources familiar with the circumstances of the ambush — the third of its kind attempted in Poonch this year — said the patrol was one of several sent out to ensure jihadists did not use the intense firing, which had been raging since the previous night, to cross the Line of Control.
Fri, Jun 23, 2017
Decades after earliest Quran was discovered, scholars to share full text of the Sana’a manuscriptSubscriber Only
June 18, 2017 00:01 IST
Five decades after the earliest manuscript of the Quran was discovered in Yemen, scholars are getting ready to share with the world the full text of the Sana’a manuscript. Inside the incredible hunt for Islam’s urtext.
Sun, Jun 18, 2017
Karnataka-born ‘IS operative’ Mohammad Shafi Armar declared global terrorist by US treasury deptSubscriber Only
June 16, 2017 04:40 IST
Karnataka-born 'IS operative' Mohammad Shafi Armar: Intelligence sources said it was not known if the four men were in any way linked, but said al-Binali was a former Bahrain Ministry of Interior officer, who appeared in a 2014 IS video calling on subjects of the kingdom to rebel.
Fri, Jun 16, 2017
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