The Pakistan Problem: The Long Term Option

'The best course for India is to wait out the implosion that is bound to take place in Pakistan sooner than later.'We have to ensure that the fallings debris from a collapsing State does not damage......

'Naik evokes a closed reading of the Quran to establish Islamic supremacy'

'Naik is an outcome of an image-centric Islam, which is linked to the technological changes introduced by new media.''English educated upper middle class Muslims embraced Naik's image-centric Islam......

Al Qaeda branch claims killing of student in Bangladesh

A banned Islamist group linked to Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the killing of a student who posted comments against radical Islamists on Facebook even as Bangladesh government rubbished......

Terrifying 17-hour Sydney cafe siege ends; 3 dead

A 17-hour-long hostage drama in which a lone heavily-armed man of Iranian-origin held 17 people hostage at a cafe in central Sydney ended late Monday night (Indian Standard Time) with the police......

Islamist group threatens attacks at Olympics

A little known Islamist group has threatened attacks against the Olympic Games in China and urged Muslims to keep away from any activities linked to its events, two US-based terrorism monitoring......