Pakistan hails renewed cooperation with US after Sharifullah arrestPakistan has renewed its counterterrorism cooperation with the U.S. following the arrest of Mohammad Sharifullah, responsible for a 2021 at...
05 Mar, 2025, 05.23 PM IST
ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-based handlers: UN reportA UN report revealed that ISIL-K is attempting to recruit individuals in India through local handlers. Even though large-scale attacks are ...
31 Jul, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Continued Taliban tolerance of terrorist groups sets conditions for terrorism to project into neighbouring states: UN reportThe 15th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Taliban and other associated individuals and entitie...
16 Jul, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
The Islamic State group claimed the Moscow attack. The Kremlin is still blaming others.When President Vladimir Putin said "radical Islamists" had carried out the attack, he called it "just an element in a series of attempts of...
28 Mar, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
Terror groups enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan than at any time in recent history: UN reportThe Taliban in Afghanistan has not limited foreign terrorist fighters, leading to concerns over the increased freedom of terrorist groups. ...
16 Feb, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
View: The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri and geopolitical implicationsThe successful targeting of al-Zawahiri, once again demonstrates Pakistan’s murky strategy of running with the hares and hunting with the h...
03 Aug, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
India at UN says threats of terrorism in its neighbourhood exacerbated by changed political situation in AfghanistanHe also said that it is essential to not lose sight of the ease with which the proscribed Haqqani Network, with support from their patron s...
09 Feb, 2022, 11.02 PM IST
Terror groups enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan than any time in recent history: UN reportThe report says the dreaded Islamic State terrorist group aims to position itself as the "chief rejectionist force" in Afghanistan, expands...
09 Feb, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
UN recorded 152 attacks by ISIL-K in 16 provinces between Aug-Dec '21, compared to 20 attacks a year ago: Secretary-GeneralThe United Nations has recorded over 150 attacks between August and December last year by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (IS...
04 Feb, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
What is ISIS-K? Two terrorism experts on the group behind the deadly Kabul airport attack and its rivalry with the TalibanThe Islamic State Khorasan Province, which is also known by the acronyms ISIS-K, ISKP and ISK, is the official affiliate of the Islamic Sta...
27 Aug, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
India ensured concerns of all 15 UNSC members taken on board on outcome documents from signature Presidency events : Ambassador TirumurtiThe country held three signature events during its Presidency on the topics of maritime security, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism, with ...
24 Aug, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Iran president-elect Ebrahim Raisi has a special connection with IndiaDuring his presidency, Raisi is expected to focus on building wider ties with India including in the economic sphere that could boost New D...
11 Jul, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
US designates Pakistan, China as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedomPakistan and China along with Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were placed in the li...
08 Dec, 2020, 08.07 AM IST
Sikhs, Hindus 'endangered minorities' in Afghanistan, says resolution introduced in US CongressThe resolution supports resettling Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan in the US under the United States Refugee Admissions Programme pursuan...
18 Aug, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Kashmiri woman who tested COVID-19 positive in NIA custody denied bail in terror caseHina Bashir Beg, currently lodged into Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, was arrested along with her husband Jahanzaib Sami and another accus...
09 Jun, 2020, 05.32 PM IST
Azhar's designation as global terrorist hailed as significant achievement by UNSC membersThe 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the powerful Security Council blacklisted Azhar on May 1 after veto-wielding permanent member Chin...
21 May, 2019, 11.00 AM IST
More business leaders needed from Parsi community: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyJaitley was speaking at the maiden 'Iranshah Udvada Utsav', a global congregation of the minority Parsi community, at this tiny coastal ham...
27 Dec, 2015, 03.57 PM IST