Counter-Terrorism Archives

Assessing Azm-i-Istehkam

Pakistan has re-evaluated its counter-terror strategy in the aftermath of the visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asif Munir to China in June 2024.

India’s Unfinished Security Revolution

This paper argues that internal security reforms are crucial not only for India's own security and that of its immediate neighbourhood, but also for its rise as an Asian and world power.

Coastal Security Arrangement: A Case Study of Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts

Lack of manpower, training, infrastructure and coordination coupled with other systemic flaws and state government’s indifference to coastal security have severely undermined the efficacy of the coastal security apparatus.

The Terror Challenge In South Asia and Prospect of Regional Cooperation

Publisher: Pentagon Security International

This book is an attempt to study the problem of terrorism in South Asia, which has often been perceived as its hub. The contributors to the volume belonging to South Asian region have provided valuable insights on the issue of terrorism and have also suggested measures to deal with the problem. They consider terrorism as a phenomenon that has been harmful to society, economy and polity of the South Asian nations. At the same time, they also point out that there should not be over-emphasis on the use of force. In fact, a calibrated use of force is likely to be more effective.

ISBN 978-81-8274-599-5 ,
Price: ?. 695/-
E-copy available

Combating Terrorism: Perspective from the Ground

Even if solutions are known the Government does not implement them due to lack of political will, resource crunch, turf wars, apathy, and general inertia.

Pushpita Das
January 25, 2010
Book Review

Armed Forces Special Powers Act: The Debate

The debate over the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), has been raging within affected states, armed forces, central and state police organisations, human rights groups, legal fraternity and the central leadership. There have been different views and opinions voiced based on strongly held beliefs. This monograph attempts to present some of these diverse views, with the aim of capturing the ongoing debate.

The ‘Social Media’ Challenge to National Security: Impact and Opportunities: A Conceptual Overview

The monograph hopes to succeed in providing a conceptual framework to understanding this emerging challenge and draw up a set of best practices and recommendations for policy makers and law enforcement agencies to move forward with.

Changed Security Situation in Jammu and Kashmir : The Road Ahead

The only way forward for India, therefore, is to decouple the Kashmir issue from that of Pakistan, and address the internal aspects: Kashmir's development, unsettled political issues, healing the wounds and alienation of the youth, promptly.

Social Media and Counter-Terror Operations

Social media platform usage during course of counter-terror operations can lead to adverse fallouts.

Shashank Ranjan
December 01, 2023
IDSA Comments

Return from the Precipice: Bangladesh’s Fight Against Terrorism

Publisher: Pentagon Security International

The image of Bangladesh of being a ‘moderate Muslim country’ was tarnished at the turn of the 20th century. The country known for its Sufi Islam was witnessing a spurt of Islamic radicalism. While delineating the threat posed by Islamic radicalism to Bangladeshi politics and by Indian insurgent groups to Northeast India, the book also focuses on their sources of finance. This book marks an advance over other works on the same topic as it discusses the actions taken by the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government to counter terrorism.

ISBN 978-81-8274-697-8,
Price: ?. 595/-
E-copy available