Dr Adil Rasheed is Research Fellow (Selection Scale) and Coordinator of the Counter Terrorism Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Strategic Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA).
Dr. Rasheed joined MP-IDSA in August 2016. Earlier, he was Senior Research Fellow at the United Services Institution of India (USI). He was also Researcher at the UAE’s premier think tank The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) for eight years (2006-14). An Op-Ed editor in Dubai-based English daily Khaleej Times (200-05) and in Abu Dhabi-based Emirates News (1997-2000), he has interviewed many international leaders such as Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamed, former US Secretary of State Leon Panetta, among many others.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Adil Rasheed’s article ‘China-Saudi nuclear pact can trigger an arms race in West Asia’, has been published in ‘The Print’, on October 05, 2020.
Saudi Arabia's acquisition of nuclear capability would draw Turkey and Egypt to join the regional nuclear race, which might turn conflict-torn West Asia even more volatile, writes Dr. Rasheed.
Unlike other parts of the Muslim world, spanning North Africa to Southeast Asia, that have remained under the theological and cultural influence of Arabia, India has been able to develop its own versions of Islam and holds its own against West Asian influences.
The internal and external situation on the first anniversary of the historic revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir appears assuring, even as the need for safeguarding the initial gains calls for sustained efforts.
The COVID-19 crisis would severely impact the four countries at the social, political, economic and humanitarian levels, as these states were already facing multi-vector exigencies at the time of the pandemic’s outbreak.
Scholars from various academic disciplines have attempted to explain the nature and drivers of the 21st century sui generis phenomenon of radicalization. However, it is rare to find a single book which not only details and builds on the body of work in this still evolving field but also sheds fresh insight into the many unresolved issues that demand fresh perspectives and approaches.
Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Adil Rasheed’s article on radicalization, titled ‘The Phenomenon of Youth Radicalization’ has been published in Toronto-based newspaper ‘Weekly Voice’ on November 15, 2019.
Many social scientists and activists have pointed out that young individuals coming from ultra-orthodox and conservative households generally have a hard time navigating their way in a society built on liberal values, writes Dr. Rasheed.
The possibility of total decimation of ISIS gives the world an opportunity to take the fight against global terror to several localised jihadist groups operating across the world, before they forge new cross-continental alliances and give rise to a larger terror conglomerate.
Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s paper on resurgence of ISIS titled 'Resurgent ISIS: Threat to South Asia' has been published in the November-December 2019 edition India Foundation Journal.
Far from being vanquished in Iraq and Syria, ISIS is said to be staging resurgence through a 'capable insurgency”, writes Dr. Rasheed.
Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Adil Rasheed’s article on the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been published in the leading Hindi daily ‘Hindustan’ on October 29, 2019.
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