Influence Operations refers to the use of non-military means of Ipsychological, informational and political influence and subversion to undermine the security and governance of a targeted country. Revolutionised by 21st century Information Communication Technology (ICT), Influence Operations (or simply IOs) have today developed into a highly insidious, cost-effective and often non-attributable forms of hybrid warfare.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s opinion piece ‘Terror strikes Moscow: How jihadist pot boiled over into Ukraine warzone’ has been published on India Today website, on 23 March 2024.
IS-K made it a point to target a Western music concert, as a repeat of the October 7 attacks, in order to reemphasise a puritanical Islamist parallel.
This book deals with the history of Muslim political thought from the time of the Prophet to early 21" century in `West Asia` (an Indian alternative to the `colonial` term Middle East) and South Asia. Although Islam does not present nor recommend any political philosophy or state-like system per se, Muslim scholars and theologians have over the centuries recommended ways for establishing an ideal Islamic polity based on Quranic inferences, precedents of the Prophet and some early Caliphs. Although Political Islam strictly refers to only a century-old religious-political revivalist movement, this book covers historical concepts and developments that serve as political antecedents for contemporary Political Islam in the two regions.
In a country like Pakistan, where none of its Prime Ministers could ever complete a full five-year term in office, the role of the so-called ‘deep State’ — a term used as a euphemism for its Army—in exercising disproportionate control over the affairs of the country—has often been highlighted.
A major terrorist attack does not just kill innocent people in large numbers, it sends out a message through its medium of violence. For instance, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) purposely chose to target the 2019 Easter Sunday festivities in Sri Lanka as if to announce its own ‘resurrection’ after being declared defunct a month earlier by US-led forces, as they captured its last outpost of Baghouz in Syria.
Ghazwatul Hind appears to be a speculative eschatological red herring, meant to beguile and mislead young minds by violent extremist and terrorist groups.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s research paper, co-authored with Ms Ayesha Saman Kidwai, titled ‘Motivations of Suicide Bombers: An Exploratory Study’ has been published in the Journal of Peace Studies (January-June 2023 edition).
This paper explores the history of suicide attacks, the social and psychological dimensions of the menace as well as various political, social, and psychological theories proposed by counterterrorism experts to thwart instances of suicide terrorism.
An MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar presentation by Dr. Adil Rasheed, Research Fellow, on “Influence Operations: Winning Without Waging Wars in the 21st Century” was held on 20 July 2023. It was chaired by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Member, Executive Council, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). The External Discussants were Maj. Gen. Roopesh Mehta, ADG CD (B) IHQ, and Mr. Vinit Goenka, Secretary, Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty (CKS). Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Bipin Bakshi (Retd.), Deputy Director General, MP-IDSA; Lt. Gen.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s Commentary ‘China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia’ has been published by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 18 July 2023.
Influence Operations: The Sharp Power of Non-Kinetic Subversion
Influence Operations refers to the use of non-military means of Ipsychological, informational and political influence and subversion to undermine the security and governance of a targeted country. Revolutionised by 21st century Information Communication Technology (ICT), Influence Operations (or simply IOs) have today developed into a highly insidious, cost-effective and often non-attributable forms of hybrid warfare.
Terror strikes Moscow: How jihadist pot boiled over into Ukraine warzone
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s opinion piece ‘Terror strikes Moscow: How jihadist pot boiled over into Ukraine warzone’ has been published on India Today website, on 23 March 2024.
IS-K made it a point to target a Western music concert, as a repeat of the October 7 attacks, in order to reemphasise a puritanical Islamist parallel.
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Gaza War and the Risk of Major Regional Escalation
While the Israel–Hamas conflict was initially concentrated around Gaza, the risks have since escalated to other regions as well.
Political Islam: Parallel Currents in West Asia and South Asia
Deep State Continuum in Pakistan and Implications for India: Jyoti M. Pathania, New Delhi, KW Publishers, 2022
In a country like Pakistan, where none of its Prime Ministers could ever complete a full five-year term in office, the role of the so-called ‘deep State’ — a term used as a euphemism for its Army—in exercising disproportionate control over the affairs of the country—has often been highlighted.
Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community
A major terrorist attack does not just kill innocent people in large numbers, it sends out a message through its medium of violence. For instance, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) purposely chose to target the 2019 Easter Sunday festivities in Sri Lanka as if to announce its own ‘resurrection’ after being declared defunct a month earlier by US-led forces, as they captured its last outpost of Baghouz in Syria.
The Irreligious, Inauthentic Narrative of ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’
Ghazwatul Hind appears to be a speculative eschatological red herring, meant to beguile and mislead young minds by violent extremist and terrorist groups.
Motivations of Suicide Bombers: An Exploratory Study
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s research paper, co-authored with Ms Ayesha Saman Kidwai, titled ‘Motivations of Suicide Bombers: An Exploratory Study’ has been published in the Journal of Peace Studies (January-June 2023 edition).
This paper explores the history of suicide attacks, the social and psychological dimensions of the menace as well as various political, social, and psychological theories proposed by counterterrorism experts to thwart instances of suicide terrorism.
MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar : Influence Operations: Winning Without Waging Wars in the 21st Century
An MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar presentation by Dr. Adil Rasheed, Research Fellow, on “Influence Operations: Winning Without Waging Wars in the 21st Century” was held on 20 July 2023. It was chaired by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Member, Executive Council, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). The External Discussants were Maj. Gen. Roopesh Mehta, ADG CD (B) IHQ, and Mr. Vinit Goenka, Secretary, Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty (CKS). Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Bipin Bakshi (Retd.), Deputy Director General, MP-IDSA; Lt. Gen.
China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s Commentary ‘China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia’ has been published by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 18 July 2023.