Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands
INTRODUCTION South Asia’s security dynamics are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rise of new-age terrorism characterised by decentralised networks, advanced technology, and the exploitation of socio-political fault lines. The region,
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Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala revealed in Parliament today that the Indian-owned Taj Samudra Hotel had alerted the State Intelligence Service (SIS) via email, just minutes after suicide bomber Abdul Latheef Mohamed
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The cost of insuring commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea has skyrocketed following a sharp escalation in attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants, threatening further disruption to global trade flows. According to
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The recent dismantling of a recruitment and fundraising network linked to the Islamic State (IS) in Malaysia, predominantly involving Bangladeshi migrant workers, has shattered any lingering sense of complacency in both Southeast
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The United States on Monday officially revoked the “foreign terrorist organization” (FTO) designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a powerful Syrian faction formerly tied to al-Qaeda. The move comes just a week
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On June 21, 2025, two villagers – Samaiya, a former Maoist who surrendered earlier this year, and Veko Deva, a resident of Empur village – were abducted and subsequently killed by cadres
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At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest inside a packed church in Damascus on Sunday evening, marking the first major
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On June 5, 2025, two Yung Aung faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K-YA) cadres, identified as ‘sergeant major’ Nyaklung and ‘lance corporal’ Neyung Aung, were killed in an encounter with
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On June 3, 2025, at least 14 terrorists were killed in an operation by Security Forces (SFs) in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). An Inter-Services
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A former prisoner and alleged criminal, Yasser Abu Shabab, has emerged as a controversial figure in Israel’s covert strategy to destabilise Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip, The Times UK has reported.
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On May 24, 2025, Pappu Lohra aka Somed Lohra, the ‘supremo’ of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), and the outfit’s ‘second-in-command’ Prabhat Ganjhu, were shot dead during a gunfight with Security
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On May 21, 2025, in a major tactical blow to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Nambala Keshava Rao aka Basava Raju aka Ganganna aka Krishna aka Vijay aka Prakash (70), the ‘general secretary’ of the party (the highest executive post), a
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by Our Correspondent in Delhi The Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea by a Sri Lankan national with alleged ties to the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), asserting firmly
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On May 10, 2025, the Special Task Force (STF) arrested an operative of the transborder Islamist group, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Abbas Uddin Mollah, from Pathra village in the Diamond Harbour
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India has now proposed to send a delegation of Members of Parliament to selected countries abroad to explain its position regarding the recent conflict with Pakistan and to convince these countries of
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