Security and Counterterrorism in India

India faces militant threats primarily from three sources: Maoist rebels known as Naxalites, tribal-based ethnic separatists and Islamist militants fighting in the name of Kashmir. Most militant activity is in the Jammu and Kashmir region and the northeastern part of the country.

Key Analysis

Bangladesh: Mutiny's Implications for Regional Security

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Bangladeshi Rifles soldiers lined up near the entrance to their headquarters in Dhaka on March 1 after being ordered to report back to base

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]