From 'jihad' to 'resistance': How Pakistan based terror groups are changing their names to mask their dirty originsIn the aftermath of India's 2019 revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Tai...
24 Apr, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Kashmir valley was blooming with business. Now it’s stained with blood, againA recent terrorist attack in Anantnag's Pahalgam region, allegedly by Lasker-e-Taiba-affiliated TRF, is likely to impact Kashmir's burgeoni...
24 Apr, 2025, 12.49 AM IST
BLA's seige of Pakistan train reveals changing face of Baloch insurgencyThe Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has evolved into a more sophisticated and lethal militant group, executing precise and audacious atta...
15 Mar, 2025, 01.23 PM IST
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) insurgent group that overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, is attemptin...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's shock insurgency?Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has rebranded himself and his group HTS by renouncing ties to al-Qaida and promoting toleranc...
04 Dec, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
What is the military strength of Yemen's Huthi rebels?The Samad-3 can be fitted with 18 kilogrammes (40 pounds) of explosives, according to rebel media sources and analysts. The Huthis' drones ...
12 Jan, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
Israel is facing twin existential crises - what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?Initially, Netanyahu successfully rebranded himself as the "responsible adult" who would keep the radicals in his government in check. But ...
02 Mar, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Pakistan mosque blast that killed 100 was 'revenge against police'Between 300 and 400 policemen had gathered for afternoon prayers at the compound's mosque on Monday in the provincial capital Peshawar when...
01 Feb, 2023, 03.40 AM IST
Taliban seize women’s ministry building for use by religious policeThe conversion of the building in Kabul, the country’s capital, suggested at least a symbolic slapping down of a ministry that had come to ...
18 Sep, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Some Afghans blame neighbouring Pakistan for Taliban gainsWhile analysts say Pakistan's leverage is often overstated, it does permit the Taliban leadership on its territory and its wounded warriors...
12 Aug, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Pakistan may be propping up new terror outfit in Kashmir, feel intel agenciesIntelligence sources told Pak may be attempting a repeat of its Kashmir strategy of the 1990s, when the only terror organisation JKLF was s...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
Pakistan failed to check resurfacing of banned terror groups: Report"The ministry presented a list of banned organisations to the Senate in December 2015 with 61 names on it. That list has not been updated s...
08 Jun, 2016, 02.20 PM IST
Osama bin Laden warned against declaring an Islamic State too soon: Declassified filesIn letters to subordinates, Osama denounced almost every aspect of the Islamic State playbook but the admonishments were issued several yea...
03 Mar, 2016, 04.58 PM IST