T. Khurshchev Singh

Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis for August 2008

The recent suicide attack on Mariott Hotel in Islamabad has once again focussed international attention on Pakistan. Violence in Pakistan is now moving from the periphery to the heartland. The...

The July 2008 Terrorist Attacks in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad

Two co-ordinated strikes on July 25 and 26, 2008 in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad killed 54 people and injured nearly 200. In the next few days, 28 bombs including two car...

T. Khurshchev Singh |
August 12, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Who are the “Indian Mujahideen”?

At least nine co-ordinated blasts rocked Jaipur on May 13, 2008, killing more than 70 people and injuring 200. Subsequently, a little known Islamic militant group, Indian Mujahideen (henceforth IM),...

The Attack on Migrants in Manipur

Normal life in Manipur was drastically affected between March 17 and 19, 2008 when 15 migrants were killed by unidentified armed militants. While there have been accusations that local militants...

T. Khurshchev Singh |
April 29, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

HuJI after the Death of its India Chief

The India Chief of Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HuJI), Bashir Ahmed Mir also called as Sabha, was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on January...

T. Khurshchev Singh |
February 13, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Uttar Pradesh Emerging as a Terror Hub

Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a terror hub in the country. The January 1 attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rampur by four militants belonging to...

T. Khurshchev Singh |
January 10, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

A Pattern of Terrorist Strikes on Places of Worship

A new trend in terrorism has emerged in India involving the targeting of places of worship. Fifteen such incidents have occurred across the country between 2000 and 2007, resulting in...

T. Khurshchev Singh, M. Amarjeet Singh |
October 15, 2007 |
IDSA Comments

Hyderabad Woes: Mecca Masjid, Lumbini Park…

Hyderabad has been reeling under deadly terror strikes. Three months after the serial blasts at Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007, another pair of coordinated attacks rocked the city on...

T. Khurshchev Singh |
September 13, 2007 |
IDSA Comments

The LeT Menace in Delhi

The arrest of three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists on April 26, 2007 from Dilli Haat in New Delhi has once again exposed the challenge of terrorism confronting the capital. Attempts to...

LeT finds a new base in Manipur

The first time arrest of three Manipuri Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) members in Delhi on December 19, 2006 indicated the existence of direct linkages between Pakistan-based terrorists and the Meitei Pangal (Muslim)...