Satinder K. Saini

Colonel Satinder K. Saini was Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

The Need to Refine India’s Response to Terrorist Incidents

December 3, 2008

The November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai which left more than 170 people killed and close to 300 injured did not conform to the pattern to which Indian security agencies have got accustomed to ov

Pentagon’s Robotic Soldiers: Reality or Fiction?

September 2, 2008

Recent media reports indicate that the Pentagon is planning to replace 30 per cent of its soldiers with robots by 2020.

Violations of Ceasefire on the Line of Control: Unravelling Pakistan’s Motive

July 23, 2008

While addressing the customary press conference after the Foreign Secretary level talks with Pakistan on July 21, 2008, the Indian Foreign Secretary stated that the India-Pakistan dialogue is “under s

Changing US Perspective on Terrorism

July 2, 2008

Every year the United States releases a report on global terrorist activities as required by its domestic law.

The Need to Regulate Pakistan’s Use of Covert Action

May 28, 2008

Ever since the new democratically elected government assumed office in Pakistan, analysts have drawn up exhaustive priority lists of tasks before it.

Pakistan Castigated for Deficiencies in Counter Terrorist Financing Regime

March 17, 2008

In a statement on February 28, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) voiced concern about the existing deficiencies in Pakistan’s counter terrorist financing and anti-money laundering system.

Encouraging Public Participation in Countering Terrorists

November 2, 2007

Mumbai was recently placed in a state of high alert after a taxi driver informed the police that he suspected four passengers, including a burqa clad woman, whom he drove around, may actually be terro

J&K Militants Pledge to Ban Use of Anti-Personnel Mines

October 24, 2007

The United Jehad Council (UJC) – an umbrella organisation of 13 Kashmiri militant groups and five non-Kashmiri terrorist groups with observer status – signed a declaration on October 16 banning the us

Have India-Pakistan Confidence Building Measures Reached A Plateau?

October 10, 2007

The Indian media recently carried reports of angry protestors at Attari, smashing into pulp tomato cartons from trucks on their way to Pakistan.

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