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No Longer Held Hostage: Kashmir After Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death in September 2021 closed a chapter in Kashmir’s separatist politics. For decades, the veteran leader of the Hurriyat Conference symbolised Pakistan’s proxy influence, calling for boycotts of elections and amplifying demands for secession. His anniversaries are marked by political commentary, but the valley’s trajectory since his passing has moved decisively…
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Beyond the Rhetoric: Yasin Malik as a Case Study in State-Sponsored Terrorism
In May 2022, Yasin Malik, head of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), pleaded guilty before an Indian court to charges of terror-funding. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Three years later, India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) is pressing for a death-penalty enhancement, while parallel trials for earlier terror cases continue. For decades,…
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Tigers’ Eyes and Ears: The LTTE Intelligence Wing (Part I)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) Intelligence Wing, Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service (TOSIS) The author would like to dedicate this article to Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff RWP, MI (July 12, 1966 – May 31, 2005) was the former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Military Intelligence Corps, Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) of…