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Finding a Niche in the Emerging World Order
Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s apparently impromptu visit to Lahore on Christmas day is readily explained by the need to contain the Taliban and ensure regional stability and connectivity in the ‘Heart of Asia’ after the US-led […]
Business & Economics
Sikh Americans are not Muslims, but they still suffer from Islamophobia
Shah Noor, a recent transplant to California from Maryland, was driving through a nearby community one evening with his wife and stopped at a 7-Eleven to get some milk. A police car pulled up with […]
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In taking economic war to Islamic State, US developing new tools
WASHINGTON (TIP): Since last month, US warplanes have struck Islamic State’s oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the United States estimates has cut the group’s black-market earnings from oil […]
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Colorado shooting suspect pleads guilty and says he is a ‘warrior for the babies’
COLORADO SPRINGS (TIP): The man accused, Robert Lewis Dear, of killing three at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has said in court that he is guilty and a “warrior for the babies”. “I am […]
India
Islamic State vows to expand and take the war to India
NEW DELHI (TIP): The increasing incidents of ‘intolerance’ that have created an atmosphere of fear amongst the Muslim minority community and the rise of Hindu nationalist fringe elements dominating the headlines in recent times, have […]
Middle East
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Intolerance Fuels Radicalisation
India is awash with Islamophobia and there could not be a more dangerous time for this pernicious slant in our national politics. Hateful vitriol was spewed upon actor Aamir Khan recently, for expressing concern over the […]
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India steps up surveillance on ISIS propaganda: over 150 Indians under the scanner
NEW DELHI (TIP) : Nearly 150 Indians are on the radar of intelligence agencies for actively following Islamic State propaganda and engaging on social media with pro-IS elements, according to government sources. A majority of […]
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Paris Exposes the Limitations of the West’s Approach to Counter Terrorism
The ‘notion’ of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) has taken a beating after the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. CIP is about protecting vital infrastructure, which, if attacked, would have deleterious consequences for the state […]
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US fighter jets track drifting military blimp
MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours on Oct 28 with two fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts across the […]
Politics
Women like burqas as they don’t need to wear makeup: Donald Trump
NEW YORK: In yet another controversial jibe, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said women in the Islamic world like wearing burqas because it is easier as they do not have to wear makeup. During […]
Business & Economics
India’s Economy Impacted by Terror Attacks: Moody’s
In a report dated 6 October 2015 Moody’s says “more than 60% of all (terrorist) incidents in 2013 were concentrated in just four countries. Iraq (24% of terrorist incidents, Pakistan 19%, Afghanistan 12% and India […]
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Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Another major crisis is unfolding in Europe. Still struggling to find solutions for the Eurozone and Ukrainian crises, The European elite was hardly prepared to face a serious refugee and migration challenge. The problem has […]
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14 YEARS LATER, US REMEMBERS THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF 9/11 ATTACKS
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The […]
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ISIS fighters flaunt American M16 rifles in new video
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a new Islamic State video, jihadist fighters are shown flaunting the American M16 rifles that may have been seized by them from Iraqi soldiers or found in weapons caches dropped by the […]
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Pentagon probing alleged distorting of war intelligence
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon’s inspector general is investigating an allegation that the U.S. military command overseeing the anti-Islamic State campaign distorted or altered intelligence assessments to exaggerate progress against the militant group, a defense official […]