Islamic State (IS)

If the IS has been able to successfully recruit Indians for the war in Syria and provide technical support for their travel, it is a matter of time before they find recruits willing to employ violence in India itself.

• Vivek Chadha
• December 10, 2015
• Policy Brief

To argue that the IS carried out the attacks because it has visceral hatred for Western values is to miss the central point. IS has that hatred, but essentially 13/11 was an act of vengeance against France and others who have been bombing the IS.

• K. P. Fabian
• November 24, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Direct Indian military intervention against ISIS would depend on how the situation unfolds over the next year. As an emerging power sharing a littoral with the region, India has an important role to play in acting as a catalyst for West Asian stability.

• Gurmeet Kanwal
• November 23, 2015
• IDSA Comments

It is now abundantly clear that Russia has emerged as the most important player in Syria. With the US on the defensive, the coalition that Russia is forging with Iran and Iraq is likely to get stronger.

• K. P. Fabian
• October 27, 2015
• IDSA Comments

There is a sudden and dramatic change in Turkey’s policy towards the Islamic State. What explains this change and what might be Turkey’s calculations?

• K. P. Fabian
• August 14, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Some big questions following the aftermath of Paris massacre are two-fold. Firstly, whether the so called Islamic State (IS) would now look to acquire capability to develop or use strategic… Continue reading Chemical Anarchy: Islamic State, Chemical Weapon and Syrian War Theatre

• Animesh Roul
• July-December 2015
• CBW Magazine

The commentary explores the historical relations, evolution of diplomatic ties, economic growth and ideological commonalities between India and Tanzania.

• Ahana Banerjee
• November-December 2013
• Africa Trends

The recent terror attack in Nairobi has brought focus on Kenya's involvement in Somalia and indicates that despite the African Union forces' successes last year the Somalia based terrorist group, Al Shabaab, may have regrouped and emerged stronger.

• Ruchita Beri
• September 2013
• Africa Trends

A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as a friend and as a man

• K C Dixit
• January 08, 2010
• IDSA Comments

• S. D. Muni , Vivek Chadha
• 2016
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