MANTRAYA POLICY BRIEF#32: 12 FEBRUARY 2020 Surging Jihadist Wave in Western Africa: Conflict Spillover Shanthie Mariet D’Souza & Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract The Sahel region in Western Africa is witnessing a massive surge in terrorist attacks. Three countries- Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso- reported 4000 deaths in 2019 and the trend of staggering casualties in […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#42: 04 FEBRUARY 2020 Role of Youth in Peacebuilding & Prevention of Violent Extremism in India: The Policy Disconnect Mridul Upadhyay – Abstract In the context of peacebuilding in India, youth are either considered as victims or perpetrators of violence, but rarely as enablers who can play an important role in peacebuilding. This situation […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#41: 27 JANUARY 2020 India: Left-wing Extremism in 2019: State of Play Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract In 2019, the Government of India and state governments affected by Left-wing Extremism (LWE) continued to take steps to deal with what used to be the country’s ‘biggest internal security challenge’. Today, in terms of its capacities […]
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MANTRAYA POLICY BRIEF#31: 12 NOVEMBER 2019 Nagaland: Conflict Fragility, Intractability, and Resolution Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract More than four years after it signed the framework agreement with the NSCN-IM in 2015, New Delhi appears distant from signing a final peace deal in the restive state of Nagaland. Conducted under the close of watch of […]
MANTRAYA POLICY BRIEF#30: 31 OCTOBER 2019 Death of Baghdadi: Specter of Radicalization & Violent Extremism Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hailed as a success in dealing a death blow to the Islamic state leadership and organization. Despite such claims of early success of counter terrorism (CT) operations, […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#40: 25 SEPTEMBER 2019 In the Naxal heartland: A ‘turnaround’ in sight? Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract Since 2018 (till August 2019), over 350 cadres of the Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) have been killed in various states of India. Rapid cadre depletion and continuous security force operations have dented the group’s ability to […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#39: 20 SEPTEMBER 2019 Peace Making in Afghanistan: Future Pathways Shanthie Mariet D’Souza – Abstract The much-awaited peace deal with the Taliban by the U.S. collapsed before its final approval by President Trump. This was hardly surprising given the roadblocks that existed to such deal making. This calls for the rationale behind the now-derailed peace […]
MANTRAYA INTERACTION#02: 02 SEPTEMBER 2019 Expert Speaks on Nepal Interaction with Dr. Thomas A. Marks – (Biplav group agitprop in Liwang (also, Libang), Rolpa, 25 February 2017. Photo Courtesy: Marks collection) Background When did you first visit Nepal? I first visited Nepal during the Vietnam War, so it was perhaps late 1974 or early 1975. […]
MANTRAYA SPECIAL REPORT#19: 27 AUGUST 2019 Afghan Drug Trail & the Indian Drug Syndicates Bibhu Prasad Routray & Shanthie Mariet D’Souza – Abstract Recurrent arrests of Indian drug smugglers and Afghan nationals have brought renewed focus on the increase in smuggling of heroin from Afghanistan into India. The nefarious trade has not only grown in […]