Editorial: Making Viksit Bharat@2047 Successful – पूरेभारतकी Guarantee!
In India there were three conspicuous policy voids since Prime Ministership of Pandit Nehru and all other prime ministers after him till India voted Narendra Modi to power in 2014 as Prime Minister (PM), with a hope of change to come. There was imperative need for policies to be disruptive and assertive in equal measure, elbowing India into forefront of nations and increasing its global strategic profile and autonomous stature. PM Narendra Modi greatly fulfilled expectations of India and was re-elected in 2019. Read More
Will India Succumb to Cheque Book Diplomacy to Develop A Strategic Relationship with Africa?
When the European colonial powers could not set sail to the African continent and discover it, they termed it the “Dark Continent.” They compensated for the lack of information they had by developing their narratives. Read More
Crowdfunding for Terrorism Funding
Crowdfunding campaigns are a form of fundraising where the organizer sets the goal and can either help specific people or a larger group or cause. They can also have a business purpose, raising money for a new invention or business project. Campaign organizers often ask for donations through social media posts or on crowdfunding sites. Each platform has its own rules, including how to set up the campaign, how much fees are kept, and when the money is disbursed. The money raised goes to the campaign organizer, who is expected to tell the truth about the purpose and how it will be used.1 Scammers and dishonest businesspeople can set up crowdfunding campaigns to raise money for themselves. Only donations to a charity are tax deductible, and if it's important to verify that the organization is registered with the RBI as a charity, they can be found in the RBI's Tax-Exempt Organizations or ROC’s Section 8 organizations search tool. Read More
Deconstructing the Operational Structure of Pakistan’s Anti-India Terrorist Network
India, a rising global power remains to be a country with porous borders, surrounded by hostile nations who have for decades, attempted to weaken India’s position as a powerful nation. While on one hand India has to tackle the threat of Chinese economic and military hegemony, there is Pakistan on the other hand which has for more than 75 years continued to bleed India with a thousand cuts. Read More
Paradigm Shift from Women Development and Empowerment to Women - led Development for Vikasit Bharat through Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
Indian women and their empowerment are playing a big role in pushing the country’s growth. Over the past nine years, under visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India has pivoted towards paradigm of ‘women-led development’. The Government of India considers women-led development a central dimension of India’s progress and necessity for strengthening India and is focused on promoting “Nari Shakti” in India. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is historic legislation which will further boost women’s empowerment and enable greater participation of women in governance processes. Read More
Moscow Terror Attack: The Tajik Angle
Russia was shaken by a deadly terror attack in the evening of 22 March 2024. During a rock concert in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, four gunmen stormed and opened fire, leaving 144 dead and many more wounded. Islamic State–Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) claimed the responsibility for this attack through a statement on its Amaq news agency on Telegram. The timing of this attack was crucial, as it came within four days of Putin’s re-election as Russia’s president for the fifth term. Read More
The changing landscape of terrorism and its funding
In the last two years (2023 / 2024) deaths from terrorism have increased by over 22% and are now at their highest levels since 2017, though they are 23% lower than their peak in 2015. While the number of deaths increased, the number of terrorists’ incidents fell, with total attacks dropping by 22% since 2017. While there were 3,350 global terrorist attacks in 2023, Pakistan recorded the highest in any country with 490 recorded attacks. The rising number of fatalities, with a reducing number of incidents indicates that terrorism is becoming more concentrated and correspondingly lethal. There were 57 countries affected by terrorism in 2015 and 44 in 2022, which fell to 41 in 2023. The single largest terrorist attack that occurred in 2023 was the 7thOctober attack by Hamas on Israel, that killed 1,200 people and was the largest single terror attack since 11 September 2001 (the 9/11 attacks). The consequences of the Hamas attack are still in progress with an estimated 26,000 Palestinian killed by the retaliatory military response by Israel, as of February 2024. Read More
BOOK REVIEW - India’s Secret War: BSF and the Nine Months to the Birth of Bangladesh
The third Indo-Pakistan War in 1971, which resulted in the birth of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh asan independent nation, had profound consequences on the power equations in South Asia. According tothe US State Department’s Milestones 1969-1976, this war “resulted in a decline in US influence in South Asia and India’s emergence as the most significant power on the sub-continent”. Read More
