Counter Terrorism

India and Maldives counter-terrorist operations and its geopolitical significance

The recent surge in terror activities in the Indian subcontinent and the region around has resulted in a huge loss of infrastructure and human resources. It has brought governments to stand still and struck terror in the minds of the masses. Among various causes, it can rightly be stated that the radicalization of youth via […]

Muslim counter terrorism experts: The key players in combating extremism

Islam, like any major world religion, is not immune to the challenges posed by the complexities of the modern world. There is an internal struggle within Islam – between the modernity and the medieval nature of the religion, theological debates, sectarian conflicts, extremism, gender issues, generational differences, and political divisions. Reams and reams have been […]

Crowd Funding Platforms Could Be Misused, Says Delhi Declaration On Countering Terrorism

The UNSC’s Counter Terrorism Committee unanimously adopted the Delhi Declaration today. Among the many concerns that’s aiding terrorism in a technologically advanced world, the Committee recognised that innovations in financial technologies such as crowd funding platforms present a risk of being misused for terrorist-financing. With the growing prevalence of technology and the rapid rise in digitization, […]

PFI Forced Youngsters To Join Terror Organisations: NIA Remand Copy

In some serious allegations against the PFI, the NIA said that the organisation forced youngsters to join proscribed terror organisations like Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, ISS and others.

After Over 3 Decades, Kashmiris Want End To Terrorism; 8 of 12 Jan Operations Based on Human Intelligence

SRINAGAR: After over three decades, the people of Kashmir valley want an end to terrorism and this is evident from the anti-terror operations carried out since 1 January 2022. Eight out of 12 anti terror operations conducted last month were based on human intelligence and not on technical basis. Senior security officials in valley say […]

White Collar Terrorism: Plaguing The Valley Of Kashmir

We all know of white collar crime, a term coined by the American sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 and broadly defined as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation. White collar crime typically differs from blue collar crime on the basis of the social […]

Terror Funding Case: NIA Arrests Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez In Srinagar

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Cracking its whip against terrorist sympathizers, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday evening arrested Khurram Parvez, a human right activist in connection with a terror funding case registered recently. His arrest comes after the anti-terror probe agency carried out searches at several locations in Jammu and Kashmir since morning, including his residence […]