New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) South India is witnessing a new trend in online radicalisation, with modules linked to both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State increasingly operating in parallel. Though the two terror groups have traditionally been rivals, they share a common ideological objective of establishing an Islamic State.Recent investigations by agencies such as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) indicate that operatives linked to both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are increasingly working i…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The nature of radicalisation in South India is undergoing a significant shift, with security agencies increasingly concerned about individuals and small groups propagating extremist ideologies without any formal links to terror organisations.This emerging pattern has left the security agencies worried, and individuals or smaller groups running radicalisation networks are hard to track.Recent investigations by various agencies and the raids that have taken place in the s…
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) At least six members of Fatah Combat System (FCS), including its chief instructor Shah Amanat Sabir, were arrested in Bangladesh, with investigators alleging that the group was undergoing training to facilitate the activities of an extremist organisation, local media reported. According to officials of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the arrests were made on Sunday from a sand field in the Konapara area of Jatrabari in the capital.DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Med…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) It is now well known that Hamas is seeking to expand its footprint across the world, with its current focus on South Asia. After establishing a presence in Pakistan with the support of the Inter-Services Intelligence, the outfit is now looking to expand into countries such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.Amid these developments, Indian agencies are keeping a close watch on the activities of an unorganised radical group called Tawhidi Janata, which operates out of Bangladesh….
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A report published in Bangladeshi newspaper ‘Daily Sun’ blamed the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat, political actors associated with the nation’s previous interim administration led by chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, for the economic difficulties that now confront it.It mentioned that the challenges that are now being faced by the Bangladeshi economy are a result of “prevalent mob violence, unfettered extortion and arson attacks as well as forceful closures of busi…
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) Leading terror groups like Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) operating within and out of Pakistan have changed their tactics and are now using digital space for recruiting terrorists in their organisations, a report has detailed. For years, terrorists in Pakistan relied heavily on personal contact, ideological grooming in madrassas and local terrorist facilitators for recruiting terrorists in certain a…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Terror groups operating in India have adopted a two-pronged strategy, using both radicalisation and financial incentives to recruit and lure young people into their networks.Officials say there is a clear regional divide in the way these groups operate. While Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has largely focused on facilitating terror operations in northern India, the southern states have increasingly emerged as centres for radicalisation, where recruitment a…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Security agencies are keeping a close watch on the activities of the Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK) which is an offshoot of the Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). An Intelligence Bureau official said that the JMB would look to re-activate its offshoot with the specific intention of targeting northeastern India and West Bengal and would seek to recruit those who have been asked to return to Bangladesh. The states that are in focus are Assam and West Bengal.The official s…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Indian security agencies are closely monitoring what they describe as a growing pattern in Hamas’s efforts to expand its influence in South Asia. Intelligence inputs suggest that the Palestinian militant group is seeking to strengthen ties with extremist organisations across the region, particularly in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.Pakistan has, on several occasions, hosted senior Hamas leaders, who have reportedly been seen interacting with members of terror outf…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) There is a varied difference in the way terror operations are conducted in North and South India. In the North of India, the ISI makes an aggressive push to launch multiple attacks at important locations. However, in South India, the push is a soft one. The ISI has maintained this style, with the sole focus being on radicalisation and demographic changes. Two key states that the ISI has focused on are Tamil Nadu and Kerala in South India. The Intelligence agencies have o…