Amid growing concerns about the threat posed by Daesh’s Khorasan branch, or ISIS-K, Rahmatullah Nabil, the former intelligence chief of Afghanistan, said that the group has fragmented into three distinct factions within the country, each harboring different perspectives and objectives. In a conversation with Amu, Nabil characterized ISIS-K as the foremost challenge to regional stability, noting the group’s adoption of […]

Under Modi, India Is Becoming More Assertive On March 15, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah traveled to the state of Gujarat to launch his reelection campaign. Speaking to a crowd of Bharatiya Janata Party workers, Shah—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close associate—argued that the BJP was both advancing the fortunes of everyday Indians and raising India’s reputation around the world. […]

CHINA LOCAL/GLOBAL China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this has happened and what it means. Many argue that China exports its developmental model and imposes it on other countries. But Chinese players also extend their influence by working through local actors and institutions while adapting and assimilating local and traditional forms, norms, […]

The devastating March 22 terrorist attack on a packed concert hall in the Moscow suburbs brought Afghanistan abruptly back into the spotlight, as suspicions quickly fell on the ISIS branch in the country. While ISIS attributed the carnage to a never-before-mentioned Russian wing, the U.S. had warned about two weeks earlier of intelligence suggesting the Afghan affiliate, ISIS-Khorasan or ISIS-K, […]

There has been a wave of attacks across Pakistan in recent weeks by militant groups operating in the region that have widely varying objectives. This week, a suicide attacker killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver in a convoy in Pakistan’s northwest. Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, is the usual suspect for such attacks in the northwest, but […]

ISIS-K is too radical for the Taliban, experts say, and is pulling new recruits from disaffected youth in Afghanistan and across Central Asia. The terrorist group blamed by the U.S. for a ruthless massacre at a Moscow rock concert has steadily increased its ranks, capabilities, financial network and global recruitment from a safe haven in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government […]

The threat of ISIS, also known as Islamic State, might have seemed to be waning as headlines turned to Ukraine, Gaza and the next US election. But last week’s attack on a Moscow concert hall reminded the world of the enduring danger of Islamist terrorism and the ambitions of what is known as IS Khorasan (ISIS-K) far beyond its camps […]

Born: 1987; Place of Birth: India; Gender: Male; Nationality: Indian; General Info:Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo, a resident of Pulwama in Kashmir is declared Jaish-e-Mohammed commander who is currently engaged in a Pakistan controlled campaign to orchestrate terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Nengroo, who is called by many aliases such as Ashag Hussain Nengroo and Ashaq Moulvi, has been responsible for inflicting […]

Established In: 2000 Established By: Unknown Also Known As: JeM Country Of Origin: Pakistan Leaders: Maulana Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf Asghar Key Members: Maulana Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf Asghar Operational Area: Pakistan, India Number Of Members: 10,000+ Involved In: Armed attacks, Suicide bomb attacks Jaish-e-Mohammed is a Pakistan-based Deobandi jihadist group active in Kashmir. The group’s primary motive is to […]

India’s External Affairs minister S Jaishankar embarks on a three-nation tour to Southeast Asia – Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, as he seeks to bolster the strategic presence in the region with China in mind. The Quad looks lethargic and New Delhi will need credible support and future deterrent and geographical support in facing Beijing and the answer lies in […]