Bilveer Singh
Threat of Islamist Terrorism in Southeast Asia-2012
Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA
Southeast Asia-India Defence Relations in the Changing Regional Security Landscape
The study analyses the nature of Southeast Asia-India defence relations, the reasons for the growth in ties and more important, the consequences of the defence relations.
Indonesia and the challenge of Papuan separatism
Many Papuans prefer to internationalise their plight and seek a third party to settle the issue as they do not trust the Jakarta elites and Indonesians in general.
Explaining ceaseless jihadism and jihadi violence in Indonesia
This commentary attempts to answer the question as to why the flow of jihadis is unending despite tough measures being undertaken by Jakarta, on its own or in collaboration with its regional and international partners.
'Terrorism Abandonment' [DDR] as a Key to Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Future
Unlike ‘hard’ measures, ‘soft’ ones can succeed in softening the hearts and minds of even hard-core terrorists, especially when they are disillusioned, longing for a normal life, and want to exit from terrorism.
The ascendancy of Political Islam in Malaysia
While the notion of Malaysia as an Islamic state appears almost unthinkable, this is exactly what has transpired since the early 1980s, posing serious challenges for the country’s internal and external politics.
