R ecently, The Sunday Times wrote that the “ Islamic State is a growing global threat ”. That’s true, but it’s only part of the story. For two decades, Western counterterrorism strategies have treated...
12.17.2025 Thecritic.co.uk and 1 sites
Since 2021, the Taliban has encouraged madrasa schools, raising concerns about religious indoctrination and the spread of extremism in Afghanistan. The madrasa-based education system has a long and re...
12.16.2025 Nationalinterest.org
Would it really have been a lesser outrage if the boat’s occupants had all died in the first blast, their identities uncertain and the kill chain shorter than ever? The legal distinction between an ac...
12.17.2025 Foreignpolicy.com and 2 sites
HASTINAPUR: The Central Trust Board (Kendriya Pranyasi Mandal) of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) held its meeting at Jambu Dweep, Hastinapur, from December 17 to 19, 2025, during which two resolution...
12.21.2025 Organiser.org
The financial and strategic support provided by Al-Qaeda to the Afghan Taliban, particularly in the late 1990s, is well documented. The US-led War on Terror after 9/11 fragmented Al-Qaeda’s global network as well as the Afghan Taliban’s command structure. Following their removal from power, Taliban fighters dispersed across various regions, commonly referred to as ‘Mahaz’. Each ‘Mahaz’ comprised several fighters operating independently inside and outside Afghanistan. In the absence of a centrali...
12.18.2025 Minutemirror.com.pk
Details of the culprits of the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney have emerged, and they tell us a horrifying story. The alleged gunmen are Sajid Akram (50) and his son Naveed Akram (24). The former is fr...
12.19.2025 Thehansindia.com
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 17: 43: 57 IST 0 0MR lalu Are all religions the same? An inquiry into resolving this riddled question has become increasingly complex. In India, the answer would often be ...
12.17.2025 Avenuemail.in
Is electoral democracy enough in deeply divided societies? Democracies are at risk of failure globally, as the limits and vulnerability of ‘ electoral democracy ’ have been exposed in the face of an a...
12.18.2025 Pgurus.com