– EVENT: 22 APRIL 2015 Current Developments in Afghanistan: Policy Options for India – Shanthie Mariet D’Souza spoke at a round table, “Current Developments in Afghanistan : Policy Options for India”, organised by the Society for Policy Studies, New Delhi in collaboration with India International Centre, at the IIC, New Delhi on 22 April 2015. The other […]
MANTRAYA BRIEF#04: 16 APRIL 2015 Bangladesh’s Shaheed Hamja Brigade Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract Shaheed Hamja Brigade (SHB) is the newest addition to Bangladesh‘s terror formations. The authorities believe that following the arrest of 25 of its cadres, the outfit has been neutralised. Yet, a number of questions regarding SHB’s nexus with persons and networks need to […]
– MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#01: 13 APRIL 2015 The Battle in Sukma Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract Far from a war-like scenario which is being predicted, the CPI-Maoist attack on the security forces in Sukma will not necessarily unveil a spectre in which the extremists would carry out waves of attacks. Attacks on the contrary would be selective and well […]
– MANTRAYA BRIEF#03: 09 APRIL 2015 Chinese Foreign Policy Signals for 2015 Bo Zhen – Abstract The annual Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC) held in March 2015 provides a glimpse to what the Chinese foreign policy might look in 2015. While there is a prospect for mutual cooperation […]
-I MANTRAYA BRIEF#02: 03 APRIL 2015 India’s Maritime Cooperative Security Architecture Rahul K Bhonsle – Abstract In the Indian Ocean region, India enjoys the advantage of a cultural connect and an ideal geographical location to build a cooperative network with states apprehensive of both traditional and non-traditional threats. A India-led Maritime Cooperative Security Architecture (MCSA) will be as […]
– MANTRAYA BRIEF#01: 20 MARCH 2015 Online Radicalisation and the Specter of Extremist Violence in India Shanthie Mariet D’Souza – Abstract The Islamic State (IS) has demonstrated its capacity to efficiently use the internet for a variety of purposes including radicalisation. Instances of youths being bombarded online with radical ideologies is gaining ground not only in […]
