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Maulana Showkat Shah: One More Dead; How Many More To Go?
D Suba Chandran questions the apathy surrounding the assassination of a religious leader in J&K

An Attack on Sufism
Radha Vinod Raju discusses the threat posed by Wahabism to Sufism

Pakistan and Militant Groups in Kashmir: Musharraf’s Admission
Radhavinod Raju comments on the implications of state sponsored terrorism by Pakistan in Kashmir

J&K: In Search of a ‘Starting Point’ to Break the Impasse
Ashok Bhan comments on Union Home Minister P Chidamabaram's effort to find a way to stop the vicious cycle of violence in J&K

Q&A : Three New Militants Blacklisted by the UNSC
Jeremie Lanche provides a background to the UN Sanctions Committee's decision

Q&A : Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and Pakistani Legislation
Jeremie Lanche and Kate Swanson delve into the controversy surrounding the release of the LeT mastermind

Declining Militancy in Rajouri and Poonch
D Suba Chandran examines the reasons behind declining militancy in the two border districts

Mumbai Train Attacks: Who and Why
Dr. Suba Chandran argues that the Lashkar-e-Toiba could have carried out the attacks in order to destabilize India through communal discord.

Looking Beyond the Doda Massacre
Ruchika Sharma & Suba Chandran examine the motives behind the recent attacks on Hindus in J&K

People, State, Fear and Counter-Militancy
D Suba Chandran draws parallels between the functional aspects of the Salva Judum in Chattisgarh and VDCs in J&K, and evaluates the Indian State's long-term strategy to counter militancy and Naxalism

Revisiting Indo-Pak 2002 Border Confrontation - I: Why 13 December?
Suba Chandran on how the Parliament attack on 13 December was a result of the convergence of Pakistani and jihadi interests, albeit with different objectives and aimed at fulfilling different strategies

Peace Bus on a Bumpy Road
Kavita Suri writes on the bumpy road ahead for the Kashmir Peace Bus owing to militant threats

Can Musharraf be Trusted? - He is Bidding his Time to Strike
Wilson John enumerates the reasons as to why Musharraf cannot be trusted

Profiling the Fidayeen Attacks: Suicide and Suicidal Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Suba Chandran raises pertinent questions about fidayeen attacks in Kashmir and its relation to the general phenomenon of suicide terrorism world wide

Fighting India's War against Terrorism
Dharini Nathwani argues how India's fight against terrorism remains very much of a national effort despite the global war against terrorism launched by the US

Indo-Pak Talks on Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: A Long Way to go
Prafulla Ketkar comments on the outcome of the recent Indo-Pak talks on terrorism and drug trafficking

Is Militancy Vanishing in Kashmir?
Mehraj Hajni and Ravinderjeet Kour say that objective realities mean that an end to militancy in Kashmir is still far away

Spurt in Militant Violence- Tough Times for the Security Forces
Amin Masoodi traces the new challenges before security forces in the face of growing recklessness of militant violence in Kashmir

Kuka Parray’s killing – A setback to the peace process
Amin Masoodi comments on the assassination of Kuka Parray

Widening the Discourse on Terror
Firdaus Ahmed argues that an adherence to democratic principles is a necessary part of a political response to terrorism

Recent Terrorist Strikes – Causes and Remedies
Report of the IPCS seminar held on 12 September 2003

Kashmir: The Current Situation
Report of the IPCS seminar held on 6 August 2003

Suicide Terrorism in South Asia: From Promised Land to Presumed Land
Suba Chandran brings to light the crucial differences between the various suicide terrorists in South Asia

Infiltration into J&K: Information Chaos
Nihar Nayak highlights the need to have uniformity in official statements regarding infiltration in Kashmir

Elections in Kashmir XIII: Bullets Before Ballots
Suba Chandran evaluates how the killing of two candidates while campaigning has led to a demand for increased security for the candidates

September 11 and Kashmir: An Indian Perspective
Suba Chandran explains why violence in the Valley hasn’t declined, even though post 11 September, Kashmir is a part of the international agenda

Inference from Kasim Nagar Massacre
Brig SS Chandel suggests measures to avert terrorist attacks on soft targets

Elections in Kashmir - VI : Combating the Militants’ Strategy
Suba Chandran suggests few measures to counter the terrorists’ strategy in disrupting elections in J

Assassination of Abdul Ghani Lone What Lies Beneath
Suba Chandran on the implications of the assassination

Counter-Insurgency in Kashmir: Bolstering VDCs
Sreeram Chaulia pleads for financially and logistically strengthening the Village Defence Committees in Kashmir as they question the moral foundations of the insurgency

11 Septemebr 2001: The US and Kashmir
Mayilvaganan feels that the US, inside and outside the region should continue its current drive against terrorism with the same vigour

Debating Hot Pursuit
Arpit Rajain suggests that India should build world pressure on Pakistan rather than considering hot pursuit

Fighting the Fidayeens: Combating Suicide Terrorism in Kashmir
Suba Chandran warns of more suicide terrorism in Kashmir and explores various options available before India to combat it

The Growing Dimension of ISI
Brig CB Khanduri analyses various dimensions of threats due to ISI activities in India

Pakistan's Cross Border Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Maj Gen Ashok Krishna provides a behind-the-stage-glimpse of the cross border terrorism being orchestrated by Pakistan

A Middle Path for the Kashmir Issue
Col Virendra Sahai Verma argues that the ‘middle path’ solution suggested by Dalai Lama, is a feasible option taking into consideration the people’s yearning for peace in trouble-torn regions

Lessons from Doda, Kishtwar and Jammu
Brig Chandel suggests new initiatives in strategy, intelligence and planning to wrest the initiative from the militants in Kashmir

India and China: Will the Taliban turn foes into Friends?
Parama Sinha Palit sees a potential for cooperation between India and China in containing Islamic fundamentalism sponsored by the Taliban in Kashmir and Xinjiang

Philosophy of terrorism in Kashmir
Detailing the philosophies at work behind terrorism in Kashmir, Brig SS Chandel also enlists the measures that India needs to adopt to “fight militancy in Kashmir and elsewhere to the finish”.

Kashmir: Coping with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
Brig SS Chandel suggests techniques to minimise losses from the IEDs

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Terrorism and Armed Violence in India: An Analysis of Events in 2008
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Major Terrorist Attacks in Jammu & Kashmir (January July 2006): A Profile
Priyashree Andley
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