MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#51: 16 NOVEMBER 2020 Ending Militancy in Kashmir: Successes and Enduring Challenges Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract Amid the Indian government’s continuing search for peace and stability in Kashmir, since the August 2019 decision to revoke Article 370 of the Indian constitution, security establishment in the union territory continue to face two primary challenges—home-grown militancy and […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#50: 20 OCTOBER 2020 Jihadist Messaging: Arrest of al Qaeda Cadres in India Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract Arrest of ten men affiliated to the al Qaeda from West Bengal and Kerala in September by the National Investigation Agency has yet again brought into focus the continuing Jihadist mobilization targeting the vulnerable Muslim community in […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#49: 05 OCTOBER 2020 Insurgency in Mozambique: The Islamic State’s New Frontier Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract A spate of attacks on villages and towns since 2017 by Islamist jihadists belonging to the al-Shabaab have killed more than 1,500 people and displaced over 300,000 in north Mozambique’s mineral gas-rich Cabo Delgado province. Violence has spiked […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#47: 14 JULY 2020 Nagaland: Mirage of Peace Bibhu Prasad Routray – Abstract August 2020 will mark five years since hopes were raised by the Government of India (GoI) of a solution to the Naga insurgency. However, in spite of the periodic optimistic statements by authorities, a solution to the oldest insurgency of India […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#45: 20 MAY 2020 Afghanistan’s War on Covid-19: Politics of the Pandemic Shanthie Mariet D’Souza – Abstract Afghanistan, in the coming days, is projected to have one of the worst Covid-19 infection rates in the world. As the government attempts to deal with the pandemic with its overstretched health sector, the Taliban seem to […]
MANTRAYA POLICY BRIEF#34: 20 APRIL 2020 TRF and TMI: Lashkar-e-Toiba’s new tools in Kashmir Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract In Kashmir, since the abrogation of Article 370, two new militant outfits have emerged to lay claim to a number of violent incidents. Both the TRF and the TMI also claim to represent the local Kashmiris. But […]
MANTRAYA POLICY BRIEF#33: 01 APRIL 2020 Islamic State in India: Wilayat-e-Hind Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract The Islamic State and its affiliates have been expanding their activities in Africa and Afghanistan. However, similar attempts to find a foothold in India have not been successful till now. Months after Indian government’s August 2019 decision to revoke the […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#44: 17 MARCH 2020 Afghanistan’s Fragile Political Transition: The Rocky Road to Peace Shanthie Mariet D’Souza – Abstract In a dramatic turn of events following the conduct of presidential elections in September 2019 and signing of the US-Taliban peace deal on February 29, Afghanistan witnessed two presidential inauguration ceremonies on 9 March. While President […]
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#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 […]