Narendra Modi’s grand plan to tame the restive province masks the barren indifference, injustice and violence of the Indian state toward citizens it has long considered alien. In early March, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to the airport here in the capital of the Himalayan state of Kashmir and made his way by convoy to a 30,000-seat stadium close […]

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Hamza Salih bin Sa’id al-Ghamdi, a veteran member of Al Qaeda who now serves on the terror group’s shura, executive leadership council. Rewards for Justice described Ghamdi, a Saudi citizen, as a “key senior leader.” Al Qaeda’s shura consists […]

An analytical overview of India’s security architecture through the lens of state capacity. In recent years, India has asserted its desire not simply to be a balancing power but to become a leading power on the world stage. As India’s economic development has steadily progressed, so too have its foreign policy and security ambitions. However, India’s ability to sustain high […]

Pakistan insists it has stayed neutral on Russia’s war on Ukraine. But it now faces a difficult choice. Days before Switzerland hosts a global summit aimed at thrashing out a path towards peace in Ukraine, Pakistan is trapped in a quandary – should it attend? Pakistan has maintained a neutral stance on Russia’s war on Ukraine, and many analysts believe […]

On June 7, 2024, six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, belonging to the ‘military company number 6’ of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) and east Bastar division formations of the CPI-Maoist, one of the notable Maoist attack forces, and carrying a cumulative bounty of INR 3.8 million, were killed in an encounter in a forest near Gobel and […]

The tenth ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum held in Beijing recently saw China aligning its agenda more closely with that of its Arab partners. Importantly, the conclave comes close on the heels of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the region, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s move to spread influence in in a geography traditionally dominated by the US. […]

It’s unclear why Russia is exploring the import of migrants from much more fundamentalist and dangerous Afghanistan who struggle to assimilate and integrate while scrutinizing migrants from much more secular and safer Tajikistan who have a history of assimilating and integrating into new societies. The Taliban’s Acting Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Abdul Mannan Omari revealed after his return […]

In the latest issue of pamphlets released by al Qaeda’s central as-Sahab media entitled “This is Gaza: A War of Existence, Not a War of Borders,” Sayf al-Adl, believed to be al Qaeda’s current overall emir, calls on supporters around the world to migrate to Afghanistan.

Recent admissions by anonymous Taliban officials highlight the extent of ISKP’s influence in Afghanistan, where the group has been recruiting and expanding its presence since the U.S. withdrawal. The resurgence of ISKP poses a major security threat not only within Afghanistan but also to the broader international community, as evidenced by their recent activities and threats spanning from Central Asia […]

OverviewExecutive Summary: Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is a U.S.-designated terrorist group and al-Qaeda’s newest affiliate. Founded in September 2014, the group has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks in the region, including the September 6, 2014, attempted seizure of a Pakistan navy frigate in a naval dockyard in Karachi, Pakistan. The group has also claimed responsibility for the […]