New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The resolution passed by the Senate of Pakistan condemning Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over remarks about forming regional alliances with India and other countries, is a clear sign that Islamabad is rattled.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two day visit to Israel, during which the focus has been on strengthening ties with Israel in the defence, trade and security sectors.India and Israel signed a security MoU which will bring the two countries toget…
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Kabul, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s military establishment is providing radical Islamist groups like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood operational space, enabling support for local terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and seeking backing from Islamic nations on Gaza and Kashmir. However, this convergence increases the risks of “miscalculation, ideological spillover, and proxy entanglement” across two already “volatile” regions of South Asia and the Mid…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar has raised serious concerns over Hamas’ growing engagement in South Asia – especially with local Islamist groups in Bangladesh and Pakistan – as part of the terror organisation’s broader strategy to expand its regional and global networks. “By establishing contacts and operations beyond Gaza, including through senior Hamas leaders such as Sheikh Khaled Quddumi and Khaled Mashal, Hamas aims to secure funding, ideological support, and…
Brussels, Feb 5 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards the February 12 elections, the future appears increasingly uncertain, especially for minorities, who may confront a government that does not recognise them as equal citizens. Much of the blame falls on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim Government, which, instead of managing a peaceful transition, has damaged the economy, acted illegally against business groups, allowed attacks on minorities, deepened divisions and turned a blind eye to the Islamist…
Tel Aviv, Jan 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s national election on February 12 has raised concerns over the potential resurgence, whether “direct or indirect”, of Islamist radical forces, including Jamaat-e-Islami and affiliated networks. Although these groups often present their activities as part of democratic processes, their ideological roots and historical conduct suggest otherwise, a report highlighted on Friday.Writing for ‘Times of Israel’, Sergio Restelli, an Italian political advisor, aut…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The United States has designated the Egyptian, Lebanese and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as “terrorist organisations”, citing in part what it described as their support for the Hamas terror group, in a move that is set to impose sweeping sanctions on one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements.The decision, which Washington formally initiated in November last year, will trigger financial and travel restrictions against the thre…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The United States on Tuesday announced terrorist designations against three chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, citing national security concerns and alleged links to militant activity, as part of what it described as an initial step under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement, said the action was taken “as a first step in support of President Trump’s commitment to eliminate…
Tel Aviv, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s drift towards Islamist extremism enabled by complacency is not merely a distant domestic concern but a strategic warning with potential repercussions that could spill onto European streets and target Israeli and Jewish communities worldwide if left unaddressed, a report detailed on Monday. “For years, Bangladesh was treated by Western policymakers as a peripheral concern in the global fight against Islamist extremism — too distant, too inward-looking, too p…
Aden, Dec 25 (IANS) Yemen’s internationally-recognised government on Thursday backed Saudi Arabia’s call to ease tensions in the country’s southern regions, as military movements by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) continue to strain the anti-Houthi alliance. In a statement carried by the state-run Saba news agency, the Yemeni government welcomed what it described as Saudi Arabia’s clear, balanced and responsible stance toward the latest developments in Hadramout and Al-Mahrah provinces.T…