Security and Counterterrorism in India

Bangladeshi Rifles soldiers at Dhaka headquarters
Bangladesh: Mutiny's Implications for Regional Security
March 2, 2009 2102 GMT
The mutiny in Bangladesh might be over, but it will have repercussions for security in the region -- particularly in India's restive northeast. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
India Geopolitical Monograph
The Geopolitics of India: A Shifting, Self-Contained World
December 16, 2008 1518 GMT
This is the fifth in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries that are currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Terror Attack Creates Geopolitical Options
May 14, 2008 0149 GMT
A terror attack in northwestern India could provide a political opportunity for India if it chooses to make a policy shift regarding its relationship with Pakistan. But whether India will make that shift remains unclear. [more]
Street in Jaipur, India
India: Blasts in Jaipur
May 13, 2008 1537 GMT
Five explosions occurred in a crowded market in Jaipur, a city in northern India's Rajasthan state, May 13. [more]
Indian Policemen patrol Infosys campus in Bangalore
India: An Arrest Prompts Concerns in India's IT Sector
February 22, 2008 2218 GMT
The Feb. 21 arrest of a software engineer on terrorism-related charges raises concerns that India's Islamist militants are eyeing the country's valued information technology industry as a target for more attacks. [more]
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Pakistan's Turmoil and India's Security
February 13, 2008 2227 GMT
Although the raging jihadist insurgency in Pakistan, coupled with the country's political turmoil, raises questions about the security implications for India, several factors will prevent Pakistan's problems from spilling over the border. [more]
Raj Thackeray
India: A Firebrand's Arrest Spells Trouble for Mumbai
February 11, 2008 2044 GMT
The imminent arrest of a firebrand politician in Maharashtra state could well set in motion a wave of violent attacks in Mumbai. [more]
Sikhs Protest the Dera Sacha Sauda leader
India: An Attack and Sikh Unrest
February 2, 2008 1844 GMT
Ram Rahim Singh, the controversial Sikh leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, survived an attack on his motorcade near Karnak in the northern Indian state of Haryana on Feb. 2. [more]
The laboratory at the research center of Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.
India: A Kidnapping Case Study
January 29, 2008 1933 GMT
The president of an Indian pharmaceutical company who was abducted Jan. 18 was rescued after being held for nine days. [more]
Shingaar Cinema Hall, India - site of bomb blast
India, Pakistan: Reviving Sikh Militancy
January 10, 2008 1821 GMT
The apparent renewed interest of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency in reviving Sikh militancy in India is of significant concern for New Delhi. [more]
India - soldier in Kashmir
India: Eyeing the Pakistani Situation
December 27, 2007 2056 GMT
India will be watching events in Pakistan warily following the killing of top Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Dec. 27. [more]
Uttar Pradesh minister visits a man injured in a bomb blast Nov. 23
India: Deadly Attacks in Uttar Pradesh State
November 23, 2007 1508 GMT
Three nearly simultaneous bomb blasts occurred in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Nov. 23, killing at least 13 people and injuring several more. [more]
Ajmer Sufi Shrine Bombing Victims in Hospital
India: Blast at Sufi Shrine
October 11, 2007 1655 GMT
At least two people were killed and 20 more injured when a bomb exploded at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmar, in northern India's Rajasthan state, Oct. 11. [more]
MAP - India - Hyderabad, Mumbai and Gujarat State
India: High Alert Ahead of Hindu Procession
September 24, 2007 1853 GMT
Security is high in Hyderabad, India, on the eve of a major religious procession honoring Hindu deity Ganesh. [more]
India's Northeast region
India: ULFA Abandons Peace Talks
September 17, 2007 1615 GMT
India's insurgent-ridden northeastern region has long given foreign powers a gamut of exploitable secessionist movements to use to prevent India from emerging as a major global player. [more]
India and the Jihadist Pit
August 1, 2007 1836 GMT
By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart The arrest of three foreign Muslim doctors... [more]
India: Rural Development and the Naxalite Threat
June 28, 2007 2031 GMT
Indian Maoist rebels, known as Naxalites, stepped up operations June 26-27 in their strongholds... [more]
Al Qaeda's 'War' on India
June 8, 2007 1357 GMT
Media organizations in India's Jammu and Kashmir state received a DVD June 8 in which al Qaeda... [more]
India: Kashmiri Militants, Communal Tensions and the Mosque Bombing
May 18, 2007 1627 GMT
Tensions are high in Hyderabad, India, after an explosion during Friday prayers at the city's... [more]
India: The Deadly Blast at Mecca Mosque
May 18, 2007 1143 GMT
An explosion occurred during Friday prayers at the historic Mecca Mosque in Hyderabad, India, on... [more]
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