UB Post: "Can Mongolia unilaterally protect iconic Saiga Antelope?"
On August 22, an opportunity to provide highest protection to endangered Saiga Antelope was lost due to opposition from Russia, China and Kazakhstan.
MLM: "Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar: Provocateur of Kashmirʼs Enduring Terrorist Movement"
Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar: Provocateur of Kashmir’s Enduring Terrorist Movement Animesh Roul
Telepolis (Heise Online): "Water crisis India: We get what we deserve"
Water crisis India: "We get what we deserve"June 29, 2019 Gilbert KolonkoOnce a year, India is reminded that the disaster is already here. It is largely self-inflictedThe fact that it is hot in India and the asphalt melts generated headlines in only a few German media this summer , because that's it at this time every year.
MLM: A Brief Sketch of Mohammed Zahran Hashim of National Thowheeth Jama’ath, Sri Lanka
Following the April 21 Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed over 250 people and injured many more, the Sri Lankan authorities and a devastated populace are still left with troubling questions. How had this unheard of ‘Islamic extremism’ reach its shores unnoticed and who nurtured this deadly strain of jihad in the country?
CNBC TV18: With Modi 2.0 set to take office, here are some constructive suggestions to address national security challenges
Standardising the operating principles among various security forces would be a priority for the new government. Indian arsenal remains woefully inadequate to meet immediate or long-term threats despite the government's best efforts.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yet again received a spectacular mandate to govern the country for the next five years. As issues related to national security were at the forefront of elections, they are likely to be top priorities for the new government, among other pressing challenges like economy, polity and foreign relations.
CNBC TV18: Masood Azhar's designation as global terrorist a win for India, but will it stop his shenanigans?
In a development that pleased India and perplexed Pakistan, the People’s Republic of China finally lifted ‘hold’ on the request made by the US, the UK and France on a revised resolution to include Masood Azhar in the Terror List before the United Nations Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee (hereafter referred to as UNSC Resolution 1267) on May 1, 2019.
Financial Times: "Sri Lanka attacks spark fears of Isis resurgence"
Even as Isis fighters in Syria surrendered their final stronghold last month, terrorism experts lined up to warn that the defeat of the so-called caliphate would not spell the end for the Islamist terror group. On Tuesday those fears appeared to have been realised, when official media channels for Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings on churches and five-star hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 359 people and injured 500. Using its official news agency, Amaq, Isis published two statements declaring that the attackers were Isis fighters.
Terrorism Monitor: "The Maldives Faces Dual Challenge of Terrorist Returnees and Extremist Hate Campaigns"
The Maldives, the smallest nation in South Asia, has witnessed it all in the last several years amid periodic political instability: Islamic radicalization, forced disappearances, foreign fighters, and crackdowns on free speech. At present, the archipelago nation is grappling with several new challenges—the problem of war refugees/returnees and growing religious dissent, with increasing amounts of hate campaigns on social media.
MLM: "Evading Scrutiny, Spreading Mayhem: How Jaish-e- Muhammad Chief Maulana Masood Azhar is Crafting Chaos in Kashmir"
Maulana Masood Azhar, the founding leader of Jaish-e-Muhammad (Army of Muhammad—JeM), a Pakistan-based terrorist group blamed for violence against India over the past two decades—including the latest vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) targeting a security convoy.