Topic: ISIS
Pakistan has a new divide-and-rule strategy for Taliban. It’s called ISIS-K
The Taliban leaders seem to be stuck between their hardliners and their moderates. Any decision will have to come at the cost of the other.
Taliban back, desperate Kerala families hope couples who fled to Afghanistan for ISIS can return
ThePrint travelled across Kerala to meet families of those who joined ISIS in Afghanistan, to find some harbouring hopes of reconciliation & others resigned to never seeing them again.
ISIS’ ‘Voice of Hind’ designed in Pakistan, has ‘content creators’ in Maldives, Bangladesh: NIA
The investigators initially believed that the magazine was being published and circulated from Afghanistan, until a South Kashmir link was established.
Enemy of my enemy? ISIS-K violence could force West into an unlikely alliance with Taliban
ISIS-K’s bombing in Kabul was not just an attack on US forces. It was also a challenge to the Taliban, asking: ‘Where is your authority? Where is your security?’
US exit from Afghanistan could bring back ‘woefully inadequate’ cruise-missile diplomacy
Cruise-missile diplomacy displays a kind of toughness without the unpredictability of involving ground forces. But Biden should remember it doesn’t prevent terrorism from happening.
What is ISIS-K and why do they hate Taliban? Terrorism experts explain Kabul airport attack
ISIS-K sees the Afghan Taliban as its strategic rivals. It brands them as ‘filthy nationalists’.
US retaliates after Kabul airport bombing, targets IS-K ‘planner’ in drone strike
It wasn't immediately known if the ISIS-K planner was involved in Thursday's Kabul airport attack. Earlier in the day, US President Biden vowed to make terrorists 'pay' for the attack.
NIA conducts searches in Tamil Nadu over Facebook posts advocating ISIS ideology
In April, a complaint was received that a person named Abdullah had posted messages on Facebook, instigating people on religious grounds to wage war against India and establish Khilafat.
No US soldier was directly killed by ISIS drones. How they did it is a lesson for India
Jammu drone attack exposes a lacuna last seen in the Galwan clash – the lack of a joint assessment team.
Amid growing ISIS concern in Uzbekistan, Indian & Uzbek Army conduct counter-terrorism drill
India is keen to establish stronger ties with Central Asian countries where China has an increasing presence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Uzbekistan twice.
YourTurn
You can be LGBTQ and patriarchal. Dabur Fem’s Karva Chauth ad shows that
The onus of breaking patriarchal stereotypes of the society doesn’t lie on the shoulders of the LGBTQ+ community.
Govt’s plan to tackle edible oil price rise: Push for domestic rice bran oil production
India is witnessing record-high inflation in edible oil prices. Food Secretary says country can produce up to 18-19 lakh tonnes of rice bran oil, up from current 11 LT.
Defence
India among few countries developing hypersonic missiles, US Congressional report says
According to the report, India collaborated with Russia to develop BrahMos II and is reportedly developing an indigenous, dual-capable hypersonic cruise missile.
Aryan Khan isn’t a show to enjoy. NDPS is a weapon vengeful state could use on you or your kids
The draconian Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been handed over to people who are prone to misuse it. The story we see unfolding on our TV screens is of its blatant misuse.