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TopicTerrorism

Topic: Terrorism

Minorities panel issues notice to JNU on the proposal to start a course on “Islamic Terrorism”

Minorities panel have asked the JNU administration to reply whether there is any concept paper or proposal to start a course on "Islamic Terrorism".The proposed course has been opposed by sections of teachers and students at the JNU.

Ousted PM Nawaz Sharif admits to Pakistan’s involvement in terrorist attacks against India

Without naming Mumbai attack mastermind and militant organisations operating in the country with impunity, Sharif said: Militant organisations are active in Pakistan.

Terrorism is an enemy of human rights: Sushma Swaraj says in China

Swaraj argued for stronger security measures and rejection of all forms of protectionism in her speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Actor Ali Zafar threatens to sue Pakistani singer for accusing him of sexual harassment

Here's what's happening across the border: Pakistan sets new world record by planting the most number of trees in a day, and the country is now willing to train military troops of other Islamic countries.

‘They are calm and quiet boys. They simply couldn’t have joined ISIS’

In this excerpt from his book 'The ISIS Caliphate', The Hindu's International Affairs Editor, Stanly Johny, tries to understand what prompted 21 people from a small town in Kerala to leave India to join ISIS. Read the excerpt

In Kashmir, Facebook is also the ‘messenger of terrorism’

When youngsters join the militancy, photos of them armed with rifles are shared on social media to let the world know.

Pakistan claims it has killed hundreds of terrorists, US says do better

Pakistan needs to play a greater role in stabilising South Asia, including bringing Taliban to the table, says the US.

The Kashmiri man who had the courage to call out a terrorist

Alleged ISIS terrorist Eisa Fazili, killed in a shootout this week, is fast becoming the Burhan Wani of 2018. But one voice in the Valley is challenging his celebration.

‘University Of Jihad’ gets public funds even as Pakistan fights extremism

For years, Pakistan has promised to clamp down on religious schools that preach violence, yet radical seminaries like Darul Uloom Haqqania continue to receive government funds.

War on Terror: ‘Trump treatment is working on Pakistan, its behaviour is changing’

US Defence Secretary James Mattis said that there have been changes in Islamabad’s behaviour since President Trump suspended aid to Pakistan.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.