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January - 2 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs [UMHA] on January 2 informed the Parliament that Pakistan-based terrorist organisations are training their operatives for underwater strike capabilities for ‘samudri jihad’ [Sea-borne Jihad] for infiltration into India by Sea to carry out terrorist attacks, report
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs [UMHA] on January 2 informed the Parliament that Pakistan-based terrorist organisations are training their operatives for underwater strike capabilities for ‘samudri jihad’ [Sea-borne Jihad] for infiltration into India by Sea to carry out terrorist attacks, report The Times of India. Earlier [date unspecified], the Intelligence Bureau [IB] had informed the State Police agencies and the government that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba [LeT] and Jaish-e-Mohammad [JeM] are giving specialized underwater training to their operatives, informed UMHA. However, as per the available information, there are no specific inputs that any terrorist group planning a 26/11 type Mumbai terror attack on ports, cargo ships and oil tankers in the high Seas, said the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs [UMoSHA] Hansraj Ahir in the Parliament.
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January - 8 
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, says 31,313 people will be immediate beneficiaries once the bill becomes an act, reports The Telegraph on January 8. The committee had asked the Government about the number of people belonging to these communities who wil
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The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, says 31,313 people will be immediate beneficiaries once the bill becomes an act, reports The Telegraph on January 8. The committee had asked the Government about the number of people belonging to these communities who will benefit if the bill is passed by Parliament. In response, Intelligence Bureau (IB) stated that ‘As per our records, there are 31,313 persons belonging to minority communities (Hindus- 25447, Sikhs- 5807, Christians- 55, Buddhists- 2 and Parsis- 2) who have been given long-term visa on the basis of their claim of religious persecution in their respective countries and want Indian citizenship. Hence, these persons will be immediate beneficiaries. IB informed the JPC that, if required, help of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) will be taken to ascertain claims of other people who will apply for Indian citizenship on the basis of religious persecution, but did not declare so at the time of their arrival in India. IB also added that For others to apply for Indian citizenship under this category, they will have to prove that they came to India due to religious persecution. If they had not declared so at the time of their arrival in India, it would be difficult for them to make such a claim now. Any future claim will be inquired into, including through RAW, before a decision is taken’. The IB added there will be many others who might have come and already taken citizenship by “various means”. It also stated that ‘So, for all practical purposes, they are already citizens of this country. Tribunals are already there to identify if any of them has obtained it by fraudulent means. That is a different issue altogether. The bill is for those who have applied and who have claimed that they have been persecuted in their respective countries.’
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January - 9 
Asian Age on January 9 reports that Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on January 9 supported the talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, but said it should be without any preconditions. He stated that ‘Yes, there should be talks with the Taliban so long as they do not come out with any preconditions an
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Asian Age on January 9 reports that Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on January 9 supported the talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, but said it should be without any preconditions. He stated that ‘Yes, there should be talks with the Taliban so long as they do not come out with any preconditions and so long as they are looking at a lasting peace in Afghanistan to bring about stability in that country’. Additionally, he also identified the social media as a platform to spread radicalism and generate financial resources for terrorism. The Army Chief said the time has come for some control over it. ‘We see a different kind of radicalisation in Jammu and Kashmir. My take is that terrorism is here to stay so long as there are nations which are going to continue to sponsor terrorism as state policy. We are seeing it happen in Jammu and Kashmir’. He also added that ‘I think we have a lot to do with the media and the social media, which must be controlled. For this, if one particular nation starts controlling a particular media, it will be taken as media rights are being curbed... Therefore, I think the international community must get together in ensuring that the source of the social media is prevented from spreading false information and disinformation because a lot of funds are coming from people who are getting radicalised’. He said radicalisation through social media was also helping in fundraising by terrorist organisations. They are being convinced about the acts of terrorists and the radicalised people are also helping terror outfits generate funds.
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January - 9 
Asserting that terrorism is becoming a new form of warfare, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on January 9 that the menace is spreading its head like a "multi-headed monster" and is "here to stay" as long as statescontinue to use it as a state policy, reports Times of India. He stated that ‘"Terro
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Asserting that terrorism is becoming a new form of warfare, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on January 9 that the menace is spreading its head like a "multi-headed monster" and is "here to stay" as long as statescontinue to use it as a state policy, reports Times of India. He stated that ‘"Terrorism is becoming a new form of warfare. A weaker nation is using terrorists as proxy to put pressure on another nation to come to terms with it’. The Army Chief also added that there was a need to control socialmedia as it was becoming a source of spreading radicalisation. He said a different kind of radicalisation was being witnessed in India and in Jammu and Kashmir, the youth weregetting radicalised due to a lot of misinformation, disinformation, and a lot of falsehoods on religion being fed tothem.
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January - 9 
Government of India (GoI) has stated that India would not engage the Afghan insurgents directly, and had not changed its position on the issue, reports The Hindu on January 10. Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) V.K. Singh said India’s position on direct talks with the Taliban remaine
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Government of India (GoI) has stated that India would not engage the Afghan insurgents directly, and had not changed its position on the issue, reports The Hindu on January 10. Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) V.K. Singh said India’s position on direct talks with the Taliban remained the same. Earlier Indian Army Chief of Staff Bipin Rawat had reportedly stated that he supported the talks with the Taliban in Afghanistanwithout any pre-conditions. A senior government official also said India’s traditional position on a purely “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned” dialogue had not altered, despite a number of countries including U.S., Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan and Uzbekistan beginning talks with the Taliban. General Rawat had stated that ‘Does India have an interest in Afghanistan? Is answer is yes, then we can’t be out of the bandwagon… Our thinking is that yes, we have interest in Afghanistan. If we have an interest and other people want to talk to Taliban, then should we in some way be involved, either directly or indirectly? But we should not be left out’. The issue over talks with the Taliban has dominated much of the conversation during the Raisina Dialogue this year, with Russian officials promoting direct talks with the Taliban, and Iranian officials offering to facilitate a dialogue between India and the Taliban.
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January - 10 
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) alleged that there has been a significant escalation of anti-India activity throughout the world orchestrated by Pakistan’s spy agency Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan assumed office, reports Asian Age on January
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The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) alleged that there has been a significant escalation of anti-India activity throughout the world orchestrated by Pakistan’s spy agency Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan assumed office, reports Asian Age on January 11. According to Government officials, developments being monitored closely by New Delhi indicate that the ISI is masterminding anti-India protests by vested interests in various parts of the world and that an escalation in such activities has been observed after Mr Imran Khan assumed office.
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January - 11 
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on January 11 pitched for incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data into the armed forces' system reports Times of India on January 11. He also stated that many countries, including "some of our adversaries", are spending "huge money" on this aspect of te
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Army chief General Bipin Rawat on January 11 pitched for incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data into the armed forces' system reports Times of India on January 11. He also stated that many countries, including "some of our adversaries", are spending "huge money" on this aspect of technology. Addressing the Army Technology Seminar New Delhi he stated that it will be "too late" if we don't start work on AI and big data. He also added that ‘We have identified technologies that need to be incorporated (into our system).’ Furthermore he also said that But, we also need to address, how can we incorporate AI and big data into our system. We can't just leave them to be in military glossary’. The Army chief said the next revolution in military affairs will be defined by technology and innovations in technology. Minster of state for defence Shubhash Bhamre further added that ‘Technology development has both challenges and opportunities, and it is is heralding a possibility of quantum leap in the nature of waging of war. Potential adversaries are seeking asymmetric capabilities to exploit vulnerabilities and upset our current advantages. So, we need to strengthen capabilities from human to cyberspace Bhamre also said Big data analytics, Internet of Things and AI will have major impact on way wars wills be fought in future.
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January - 11 
Legal trouble for Bengali Hindu migrants, who have taken shelter in India, may not be over, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recommending that those seeking citizenship will have to first prove that they are victims of religious persecution while applying for citizenship, reports Assam
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Legal trouble for Bengali Hindu migrants, who have taken shelter in India, may not be over, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recommending that those seeking citizenship will have to first prove that they are victims of religious persecution while applying for citizenship, reports Assam Tribune on January 11. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was passed by the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) early this week and is now pending passage in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament). Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) told Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) stated that If they had not declared so at that time of their arrival in India, it would be difficult for them to make such a claim now. JPC report said that when asked to state the fate of other people belonging to minority communities who have come to India from the three countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan) under reference due to religious persecution but have not declared so at the time of their arrival in India, the Intelligence Bureau submitted that any future claim would be enquired into, including through Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) before a decision is taken. So far only 31,313 people have formally declared that they came to India due to religious persecution. The IB Director deposed: “Yes, because they have claimed, they have applied. There will be many others who might have come and they might have already taken citizenship by various means. They might have obtained passport, ration card. All other documents they might have obtained and they might have already registered themselves in the voters list. So, for all practical purposes, they are already citizens of this country. Tribunals are already there to identify if any of them has obtained it by fraudulent means. The Bill is for those who have applied and who have claimed that they have been persecuted in their respective country.” The Committee then enquired whether all those who had applied would be granted citizenship once the Bill was passed or further verifications would be carried out. In response, the IB Director submitted: “Sir, as and when the Bill is passed, one thing can be thought of is that all those who have applied, who are here for a number of years, we can make one more verification whether during their stay in India if anything adverse has come to the notice of the security agencies whether it is IB, local police, local intelligence and those who have come for any activities or there is notice of any activities which is prejudicial of the nation, their case can be scrutinised. But that we will examine separately.” When the Committee desired to hear the views of RAW, its Joint Secretary deposed in evidence: “... our only concern has been that the agencies, which are inimical to us should not have a legal framework within which they can exploit our situation and infiltrate their own people into our own country. That is a matter of great concern for us.”The Committee enquired whether it was absolutely necessary to confer citizenship on the migrants as conferring political rights had larger implications and whether it would be prudent to accord refugee or temporary resident status to the migrants.In reply, the MHA submitted as under: “Conferment of citizenship to foreign migrants living in India with valid documents ensures more facilities and power to exercise franchise and feel their responsibilities towards the nation. Since India is not a signatory to the UN Convention, 1951 or its Protocol of 1967, it may not be prudent to treat them as refugees if rules permit that they could be allowed to acquire Indian citizenship.”On the same issue, the Legislative Department submitted: “The proposed Bill does not directly confer citizenship on these persons, it merely provides these persons the opportunity to be considered for the grant of certificate of naturalisation. It has become necessary to exempt these persons from being treated as ‘illegal migrants’ in order to ensure that they may avail of the opportunity to be considered for naturalisation under Section 6 read with the Third Schedule to the said Act.”In response to another related query, the MHA apprised as under: “As of now, illegal migrants have not been conferred with Indian Citizenship. However, after enactment of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, it will enable illegal migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh to apply for Indian Citizenship under Section 5 (1) (a) (Registration) and 6 (Naturalisation) of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Application is required to be submitted through the District Authorities.”
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January - 11 
MEA also denied the Pakistani allegations that it was involved in the Chinese Embassy attacks in Karachi in November 2018, reports Times of India on January 12. MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar stated that ‘Instead of maliciously pointing fingers at others for such terrorist incidents, Pakistan needs
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MEA also denied the Pakistani allegations that it was involved in the Chinese Embassy attacks in Karachi in November 2018, reports Times of India on January 12. MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar stated that ‘Instead of maliciously pointing fingers at others for such terrorist incidents, Pakistan needs to look inwards and undertake credible action againstsupport to terrorism and terror infrastructure in its territories.’ Earlier on January 10, Karachi Police Chief had stated that attack on the Chinese consulate in November 2018 was planned in Afghanistan with the help of Indian intelligence. The attack, by three armed terrorists, was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. It killed two police officers and two visa applicants at the mission.
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January - 14 
Intelligence agencies and Police are now studying the alarming rise in the number of educated people joining terrorism in India, reports India Today on January 14. According to an official, ‘education institutions - colleges and universities - are being targeted to radicalise and recruit bright youn
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Intelligence agencies and Police are now studying the alarming rise in the number of educated people joining terrorism in India, reports India Today on January 14. According to an official, ‘education institutions - colleges and universities - are being targeted to radicalise and recruit bright young men studying there’. In November, Delhi Police Special Cell, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, arrested three youngsters who allegedly owe allegiance to the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). Ehtisham Bilal (20), a native of Khanyar in old Srinagar who joined Sharda University (Noida) in 2017, is a case in point. Bilal, who had reportedly joined ISJK, returned home on December 2 last year. Senior officers in the Special Cell also claimed that in October, they arrested two youths in south Kashmir. One of them, Parvez Rashid, was studying BTech in Amroha in western Uttar Pradesh. Not just students, trained engineers are also among the educated people who join the terror outfits. A senior official stated that ‘While recruiting, terrorist groups give first preference to the engineers because they are the ones who have technical expertise and would help in high profile operations and also upgrading the outfit’. The official further said due to these technologies being used by the terror outfit, it becomes impossible for any agency to pick up any clue of the operation. According to the antiterror agencies, at least 62 per cent of the Islamic terrorists are educated. An official also added that ‘information is so easy to get today and it is splashed all over the web. Speeches of Anwar Al Awlaki are most popular. Groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Al-Qaeda (AQ) have managed to put up a lot of information on their websites which is easily accessible and with time they have managed to get enough number of readership’.To make matters worse, these groups have intentionally put out misleading material online. What is worrying is that unlike WhatsApp which can be intercepted, Telegram and Signal are next to impossible to be tracked. Islamic State in India keeps doing talent hunt online.
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January - 15 
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on January 15 said that India will not hesitate in taking strong action against its neighbour, Pakistan, if it indulged in any ‘misadventures’ on the border and declared that the Indian Army has inflicted heavy losses, both in terms of lives and infrastructure, on Paki
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Army chief General Bipin Rawat on January 15 said that India will not hesitate in taking strong action against its neighbour, Pakistan, if it indulged in any ‘misadventures’ on the border and declared that the Indian Army has inflicted heavy losses, both in terms of lives and infrastructure, on Pakistan in retaliatory firing on the Line of Control (LoC), reports Daily Excelsior. “If our neighbour doesn’t mend its ways, we will not hesitate from taking strong retaliatory action to thwart the inimical moves of the western neighbour aimed against India,” General Rawat said without naming Pakistan in his address to the Army jawans on the occasion of Army Day on January 15 in which he declared that the Army was committed to crush militancy in the Kashmir valley.
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January - 15 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket being operated in Gujarat, reports Ahmedabad Mirror on January 16. A spokesperson of NIA stated that a charge sheet was filed against two accused
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet before a special court in Ahmedabad in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket being operated in Gujarat, reports Ahmedabad Mirror on January 16. A spokesperson of NIA stated that a charge sheet was filed against two accused, SanjaykumarMohanbhaiDevadiya alias SanjaykumarMohanbhaiDevaliya and SureshbhaiMavajibhaiLathidadiya alias Guruji and Chakor. The case was first registered by Ahmedabad Anti-Terrorist Squad, on inputs provided by the NIA, when it intercepted Devadiya, a resident of Junagadh, and seized 53 FICN’s in the denomination of INR 2000 and 92 FICN’s in the denomination of INR 500. The total face value of the fake notes seized from him was INR 1,52,000. NIA spokersprson also stated that NIA, subsequently, registered a fresh FIR in the instance. Investigation revealed that Devadiya purchased fake currency from wanted accused Tahir Saikh alias Kaliyo on the directions of Lathidadiya, who is presently lodged in Presidency Correctional Home in West Bengal's Alipore in another NIA case. He added that Devadiya subsequently "brought" the fake currency from New Farakka in West Bengal "for circulation in crowded areas and in markets of Junagadh (in Gujarat). The investigation has also revealed inter-state and international linkages pointing towards supply of FICN received from across the border. Further investigation is in progress.
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January - 16 
A Salafi group preacher identified as Zakkariya Swalahi blamed Jamaat-e-Islami and Popular Front of India (PFI) for growth of extremism in Kerala, reports Times of India on January 16. He alleged that seeds of Islamic State (IS) was sowed by PFI and Jamaat. Incidentally, the Salafi group is facing t
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A Salafi group preacher identified as Zakkariya Swalahi blamed Jamaat-e-Islami and Popular Front of India (PFI) for growth of extremism in Kerala, reports Times of India on January 16. He alleged that seeds of Islamic State (IS) was sowed by PFI and Jamaat. Incidentally, the Salafi group is facing the allegation that it was responsible for the spread of extremist ideology among Muslims in the state. Abdul Rashid Abdulla, the leader of the IS who is believed to be in Afghanistan, has sent an audio clip recently in which he alleged that the extreme Salafi group was the launching pad for the youth who had migrated to Syria and Afghanistan.
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January - 16 
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on January 16 said that there is no question of talks with Pakistan over any issue till they stop cross border terrorism, reports Daily Excelsior. “Terror and talks cannot go together,” she said while stressing that it is the policy of the country that till Pa
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on January 16 said that there is no question of talks with Pakistan over any issue till they stop cross border terrorism, reports Daily Excelsior. “Terror and talks cannot go together,” she said while stressing that it is the policy of the country that till Pakistan stop cross border terrorism there would be no talks.
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January - 23 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a suspected militant for his role in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts case on his arrival from Saudi Arabia at Delhi Airport on January 23, reports The Hindu. The arrestee has been identified as Mohammed Ashar. NIA in a statement said ‘The cases pertain to
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a suspected militant for his role in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts case on his arrival from Saudi Arabia at Delhi Airport on January 23, reports The Hindu. The arrestee has been identified as Mohammed Ashar. NIA in a statement said ‘The cases pertain to the twin IED blasts that had occurred at the Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Mofussil Bus Stands in Calicut (Kozhikode) City on March 3, 2006, causing injuries to two persons and damage to property. NIA had taken over the investigation of the cases on December 18, 2009 and had filed a chargesheet against eight accused persons, including Ashar’. Trial in this case against four available accused persons was completed in August, 2011 and two of the accused identified as T. Naseer and Sagas were sentenced to life imprisonment. Indian Express further adds that NIA Inspector General (IG) stated that ‘Investigation by NIA had revealed that Mohammed Ashar besides the other absconding accused P P Yusuf were parties to the criminal conspiracy hatched by the prime accused T Naseer, Safas (both convicted) and others to carry out Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts in Kozhikode city in protest over the denial of bail to Muslim accused persons involved in the Marad communal riots of 2003 at Kozhikode District. Mohammed Ashar, along with P P Yusuf, had assisted T Naseer in preparing the IEDs and had planted the explosive devices at the bus stands in Kozhikode city. Accused Mohd Ashar had gone to Saudi Arabia in 2007 itself, to evade his arrest’.
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January - 28 
Eight persons accused in the blast of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Bodh Gaya Temple complex, Bihar, in January 2018 had travelled to Hyderabad, Chennai and other southern cities and hatched the conspiracy, reports The Hindu on January 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its supple
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Eight persons accused in the blast of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Bodh Gaya Temple complex, Bihar, in January 2018 had travelled to Hyderabad, Chennai and other southern cities and hatched the conspiracy, reports The Hindu on January 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its supplementary chargesheet said, “The accused also committed several dacoities in Bengaluru to raise funds for their criminal activities. With regards to the conspiracy, NIA further added that ‘In furtherance of the conspiracy, the accused contacted and assembled at various places, took hideouts at Jehanabad [in Jehanabad District] and Masaurhi [in Patna District], recceed Bodh Gaya temple, procured the explosives and material for fabrication of the IEDs’. Furthermore, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants arrested by NIA in relation to Bodh Gaya blast had spend 15 days in Hyderabad, reports Times of India adds that. During subsequent probe, the NIA had arrested eight JMB operatives, including main accused Jahidul Islam alias Kausar, a Bangladeshi leading JMB network in India who was arrested from Bengaluru International Airport. The accused used fake and assumed names for travel and renting hideouts. They introduced themselves to the house owners in Hyderabad and Bengaluru as garment sellers.
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January - 28 
Investigation officers of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) stated that the recently arrested 10 Islamic State (IS) linked crossed paths with their handler while being radicalised on the Internet, reports The Hindu on January 28. According to ATS sources, around six months ago, the accused star
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Investigation officers of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) stated that the recently arrested 10 Islamic State (IS) linked crossed paths with their handler while being radicalised on the Internet, reports The Hindu on January 28. According to ATS sources, around six months ago, the accused starting reading IS-related literature online. They then began interacting with other, like-minded individuals on various discussion forums. An officer stated that ‘While the exact sequence of events is being verified, inquiries indicate some of the accused, in the course of these discussions, started interacting with their handler. After several such conversations, during which they were further radicalised, the handler put them in touch with each other. We believe this handler is the common link between the Aurangabad module and the Mumbra module’. The officer said this was the genesis of the Ummat-e-Mohammadiya, the second alleged IS sleeper cell to be busted in the State. The accused discussed the plan to procure chemicals and poison food or water. In 2016 15 IS inspired Junood-e-Khalifa-e-Hind (the Army of the Caliphate in India) operatives were arrested.
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January - 31 
A Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson stated on January 31,it would participate in “all formats of talks” on discussing a solution for peace in Afghanistan, reports Asian Age. India said it hoped the Afghan presidential elections would be held as per schedule. Moreover, India is also wor
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A Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson stated on January 31,it would participate in “all formats of talks” on discussing a solution for peace in Afghanistan, reports Asian Age. India said it hoped the Afghan presidential elections would be held as per schedule. Moreover, India is also worried that Afghan conflict has been caught up in the current tensions between Russia and the United States (US).
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February - 2 
Assam Director General of Police (DGP) on February 2 stated that a team of Assam Police would leave for Kolkata to interrogate a Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant (from Assam) identified as Abdul Matin arrested from Kerala, reports Telegraph India. The DGP stated that ‘He was absconding
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Assam Director General of Police (DGP) on February 2 stated that a team of Assam Police would leave for Kolkata to interrogate a Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant (from Assam) identified as Abdul Matin arrested from Kerala, reports Telegraph India. The DGP stated that ‘He was absconding after the 2014 blast at Khagragarh in West Bengal’s Burdwan district. Our team will go to Calcutta to question him and we will also take him in our custody’. The militant had joined JMB in 2010 and was trained in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at Simulia Madrassa in Burdwan District in West Bengal.’ Folowing the Burdwan blast in 2014 56 members of the JMB were arrested from Barpeta, Chirang, Baksa, Nalbari, Bongaigaon and Goalpara Districts in lower Assam. Among the JMB members arrested from the state, 12 were trained in madarsas at different places in West Bengal such as Simulia and Bolpur, while the rest were trained locally in Assam.
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February - 5 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that it has launched a recruitment drive to fill over 76,000 vacancies in Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), reports The Hindu on February 6. Of the 76,578 vacancies, 54,953 are for the post of constable (general duty). Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that it has launched a recruitment drive to fill over 76,000 vacancies in Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), reports The Hindu on February 6. Of the 76,578 vacancies, 54,953 are for the post of constable (general duty). Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has the highest number of 21,566 vacancies of constables, followed by Border Security Force (BSF) (16,984), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) (8,546), Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP) 4,126 and Assam Rifles (AR) 3,076. According to a UMHA statement ‘There are 1,073 vacancies in various CAPFs at the level of Sub-Inspector (GD). BSF has the highest number of 508 vacancies, followed by CRPF (274), SSB (206) and ITBP (85).’
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February - 6 
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed issued a threat to Indian claiming that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan may pave the path for the entry of Taliban in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Times Now on February 6. The LeT leader is said to have claimed that if the US troops pull out of Af
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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed issued a threat to Indian claiming that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan may pave the path for the entry of Taliban in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Times Now on February 6. The LeT leader is said to have claimed that if the US troops pull out of Afghanistan, the Taliban could make a move to ‘take over’ the country. Saeed said that in such a situation, Taliban could use Afghanistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as launchpads to enter Jammu and Kashmir.
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February - 7 
India protested with Pakistan over Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)Hafiz Mohammed Saeed’s recent rally in Lahore, reports Times of India on February 8. In a note verbal, Union Foreign Ministry expressed serious reservations at the continued use of Pakistani territory by extremist and terrorist elements to pro
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India protested with Pakistan over Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)Hafiz Mohammed Saeed’s recent rally in Lahore, reports Times of India on February 8. In a note verbal, Union Foreign Ministry expressed serious reservations at the continued use of Pakistani territory by extremist and terrorist elements to promote and propagate violence and terror against India. The Government of India (GoI) note stated that ‘Government of India once again calls upon the Government of Pakistan to fulfil its international obligations and abide by its bilateral commitment to not allow any territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India in any manner.’
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February - 7 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 7 met visiting Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen and said relations between the two neighbouring countries have been on an upward trajectory and New Delhi will work to build on this momentum, reports NDTV. According to an official statement ‘
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 7 met visiting Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen and said relations between the two neighbouring countries have been on an upward trajectory and New Delhi will work to build on this momentum, reports NDTV. According to an official statement ‘Prime Minister said that India-Bangladesh relations have been on an upward trajectory in the last few years. He reaffirmed India's commitment to work with Bangladesh to build on this momentum during the new term in office of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’. Assam Tribune further adds that Bangaldesh requested India’s support for early repatriation of Rohingyas refugees in Bangladesh back to Myanmar.
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February - 9 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)which had picked up 10 youths for links with the Islamic State (IS) stated that the accused had allegedly planned to cause “mass casualties” in India before travelling to Syria in order to be received as credible recruits, reports Indian Express n February 10. A
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)which had picked up 10 youths for links with the Islamic State (IS) stated that the accused had allegedly planned to cause “mass casualties” in India before travelling to Syria in order to be received as credible recruits, reports Indian Express n February 10. According to the statements of the accused recorded by ATS, the nine men and one minor would reportedly hold meetings in Mumbra in Thane District, every night for a few months. The ATS also said they discussed setting off an explosion at the office of a right-wing organisation. Among those arrested is Mohsin Sirajuddin Khan, accused of radicalising the others. The ATS claimed that he had even set the others a target of raising INR 2,00,000 each to meet travel and living expenses in Syria.
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February - 12 
Jharkhand Government banned the controversial Popular Front of India (PFI) for its suspected links with Islamic State (IS), reports India Today on February 12. A Government statement said that ‘The state has banned the Popular Front of India, which is active in Jharkhand, under the Criminal Law Amen
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Jharkhand Government banned the controversial Popular Front of India (PFI) for its suspected links with Islamic State (IS), reports India Today on February 12. A Government statement said that ‘The state has banned the Popular Front of India, which is active in Jharkhand, under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. The Home Department had recommended the ban’. The statement also added that ‘The PFI is very active in Pakur district. The members of the PFI, which was set up in Kerala, are influenced by the IS. According to Home Department report, some PFI members have even gone to Syria from southern states and are working for the IS’. This is not the first time Government has banned PFI in the state.
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February - 13 
Member of National Security Advisory Board Lieutenant General (retd) SL Narasimhan stated that cyber budget of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China is "phenomenal", but their offensive capability is still building up and "they have still some way to go", reports New Indian Express on February
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Member of National Security Advisory Board Lieutenant General (retd) SL Narasimhan stated that cyber budget of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China is "phenomenal", but their offensive capability is still building up and "they have still some way to go", reports New Indian Express on February 13. He stated that ‘The cyber capabilities -- though they have a huge cyber network -- the kind of report you get to see in open source is actually indicating that they still have some way to go. They may be very good at getting the cyber data etc., but the cyber offensive and defensive capability are still being questioned’. He also added that ‘The kind of funding, the number of people who are working on this (cyber) are phenomenal. I mean, half the defence budget of India is actually the cyber budget for China. They will catch up at some point of time.’ Stating that the PLA is still evolving as a force, Narasimhan said, "Their command and control structure has totally undergone a change. The organisational structures have undergone a total change. And for a large-sized army like this, to do everything in a churn, it is not a very easy thing to do. They have themselves come out in the open and said they have something known as two incapabilities etc. What it clearly implies is that the command channel as well as the officer’s cadre are at this point of time still evolving and they are not capable of comprehending the operational situation, they are not capable of employing the troops correctly.’
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February - 16 
On February 16, India’s external Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Sayed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran and agreed on close cooperation to combat terrorism in the region, reports Economic Times. Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) accused Pakistan's security forces of support
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On February 16, India’s external Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Sayed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran and agreed on close cooperation to combat terrorism in the region, reports Economic Times. Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) accused Pakistan's security forces of supporting the perpetrators of a suicide bombing in which 27 troops were killed on February 13. Iranian FM in a tweet stated that ‘Iran and India suffered from two heinous terrorist attacks in the past few days resulted in big casualties. Today in my meeting with Sushma Swaraj, when she had a stopover in Tehran, we agreed on close cooperation to combat terrorism in the region’.
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February - 18 
According to officials, India and Saudi Arabia will deepen their strategic partnership during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit on the back of growing defence and security cooperation and intelligence-sharing on terror-related concerns, reports Hindustan Times on February 18. Since the two co
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According to officials, India and Saudi Arabia will deepen their strategic partnership during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit on the back of growing defence and security cooperation and intelligence-sharing on terror-related concerns, reports Hindustan Times on February 18. Since the two countries signed a pact on intelligence-sharing on money laundering and terror financing in 2016wanted militants such as Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Abu Sufyan and Indian Mujahideen(IM) member Zainul Abedin have been extradited by Saudi Arabia.
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February - 23 
Indian Air Force (IAF) has commissioned the development of an aerial surveillance system for monitoring suspicious moments under dense foliage cover along the international border and some parts within the country, reports The Hindu on February 24. The hyper spectral imagery programme, a first for t
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Indian Air Force (IAF) has commissioned the development of an aerial surveillance system for monitoring suspicious moments under dense foliage cover along the international border and some parts within the country, reports The Hindu on February 24. The hyper spectral imagery programme, a first for the country, seeks to locate and identify suspicious movements and is expected to be operational in the next two years.The data gathered from aerial sources would be processed within minutes, and researchers would be able to tell security forces on the ground of “unwanted” human presence in the area, their numbers and locations, among other inputs. According to a senior IAF official ‘For the first time, we will be having multi-sensor data fusion that will help identify an adversary. We have a mandate to change the way we fight the war. The IAF is willing to wait for a couple of years to reap the benefits’.
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February - 26 
Following India’s retaliatory air strike in Pakistan, security has been tightened in public places in Bangalore including at Kempegowda International Airport, reports New Indian Express on February 26. A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official stated that ‘We have increased physical screen
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Following India’s retaliatory air strike in Pakistan, security has been tightened in public places in Bangalore including at Kempegowda International Airport, reports New Indian Express on February 26. A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official stated that ‘We have increased physical screening and intensified pat-down checks. More personnel have been deployed to take care of security’.
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February - 26 
The spokesperson of Pakistan armed forces Major General Asif Ghafoor on February 26 claimed that several Indian Air Force jets had crossed the Line of Control (LOC) from Muzaffarabad sector and dropped payload at Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa."Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air
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The spokesperson of Pakistan armed forces Major General Asif Ghafoor on February 26 claimed that several Indian Air Force jets had crossed the Line of Control (LOC) from Muzaffarabad sector and dropped payload at Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa."Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled. Indian aircrafts gone back. Details to follow.," the spokesperson of Pakistan armed forces, Major General Asif Ghafoor, tweeted early on February 26 morning.
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February - 26 
Indian Air Force (IAF) on February 26 carried out pre-dawn air strikes pounding Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s biggest training camp at Balakote in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, about 80 kilometers deep inside Pakistan from the Line of Control (LoC), killing over 350 terrorists including top ‘c
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Indian Air Force (IAF) on February 26 carried out pre-dawn air strikes pounding Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s biggest training camp at Balakote in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, about 80 kilometers deep inside Pakistan from the Line of Control (LoC), killing over 350 terrorists including top ‘commanders’ of JeM, trainers and recruits, reports Daily Excelsior. According to the reports the militants were sleeping in ‘five-star’ facility equipped terror camp when the fighter jets pounded it with laser guided bombs weighing over 1000 kilograms. According to sources, the terror camp, which had been established by JeM ‘chief’ Moulana Masood Azhar after his release in 1999 from Kot Bhalwal jail of Jammu following the Kandahar hijacking, was completely destroyed in the bombing by fighter jets-Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi. Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Moulana Yusuf Azhar alias Gauri Ustaad and brother Ibrahim Azhar were inside the terror camp at the time of attack and were reportedly dead, sources said. Though there was no official confirmation on the number of the militants killed in Indian air raids in Pakistan, sources said over 350 terrorists of JeM including 25 ‘top commanders’ have been eliminated in the attack on Balakote camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Besides top Jaish commanders, militants, a number of trainers, who generally comprised ex-servicemen of Pakistan army and under-training militants, were among those killed inside the camp. The camp, which was located on a hilltop forest, hit the militants and their trainers in their sleep, eliminating majority of those, who were present there. Going by intensity of the pounding of the camp by the IAF jets, there was no scope of anyone surviving there, sources said. At least 325 militants and 25 to 27 trainers were at the camp and all of them were killed, they added. Some of the top militants reportedly killed in the attack included Moulana Yousuf Azhar alias Gauri Ustaad, brother-in-law of Masood Azhar and Incharge of the camp, Ibrahim Azhar, elder brother of Masood Azhar, who was also involved in Indian Airlines Flight-814 hijacking in Kandahar after which three terrorists including Moulana Masood Azhar were released from jails, Mufti Azhar Khan Kashmiri, head of ‘Kashmir Operations’, Maulana Ammar, head of ‘Afghan Operations’ and Maulana Talha Saif, brother of Masood Azhar and Incharge Fidayeen Squad. While about 200 to 250 militants used to stay in JeM’s Balakote camp, sources said, 100 to 150 others had recently been shifted there from terror camps running in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistan army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) besides the militant commanders as they feared that India might strike at the terror camps in PoK especially those located close to the LoC. Later, describing the strikes as ‘pre-emptive’, Indian authorities said there had been very specific and credible inputs available with Indian Security Forces (SFs) and Intelligence agencies that fresh group of seven fidayeen (suicide squad) were being trained at the camp to be launched in Jammu and Kashmir for more suicide bombings like Pulwama attack. The fidayeen being trained for the attack have been neutralized inside the camp. It described the operation as “non-military” and “pre-emptive” saying no military or civilian installations were targeted inside Pakistan and it was only the terror camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which was hit with accurate strike. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that “intelligence-led operation” on the Pakistan-based terror group’s biggest training camp in Balakote became “absolutely necessary” as it was planning more suicide attacks in India.
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February - 26 
Maharashtra government has called for office bearers of the School and bus Owner’s Association to ensure the safety of school children in light of the retaliatory attack by India in Pakistan, reports New Indian Express on February 26. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated in the Legislative Assemb
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Maharashtra government has called for office bearers of the School and bus Owner’s Association to ensure the safety of school children in light of the retaliatory attack by India in Pakistan, reports New Indian Express on February 26. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated in the Legislative Assembly that security has been tightened across Mumbai. After intelligence informed Mumbai police to be on high alert, the vigilance and CCTV surveillance has been increased in places like the airport, railway stations, and other key locations.
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February - 27 
India on February 27 summoned the acting high commissioner of Pakistan and demanded immediate and safe return of an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot who was detained by Pakistan following an aerial engagement by air forces of the two countries, reports Daily Excelsior. It has also been made clear to Pak
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India on February 27 summoned the acting high commissioner of Pakistan and demanded immediate and safe return of an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot who was detained by Pakistan following an aerial engagement by air forces of the two countries, reports Daily Excelsior. It has also been made clear to Pakistan that no harm should be caused to the Indian defence personnel, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, adding it has conveyed strong objection to the neighbouring country at the “vulgar display” of injured personnel in violation of all norms of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention. India also handed over to Pakistan a dossier on “specific details” of involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in the Pulwama terror attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as also the presence of camps of the United Nations (UN)-proscribed terror outfit in that country.
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February - 27 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on February 27 said the IAF air strike on terror camps in Pakistan was carried out with caution and no civilian was hurt in it, but the neighbouring country wants to defame India nevertheless, reports Daily Excelsior. India has given a befitting reply to the n
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on February 27 said the IAF air strike on terror camps in Pakistan was carried out with caution and no civilian was hurt in it, but the neighbouring country wants to defame India nevertheless, reports Daily Excelsior. India has given a befitting reply to the neighbouring country, Singh said and reiterated that Kashmir will always be a part of India and no power in the world can separate it from the country.
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February - 28 
Over 250 border outposts (BoPs) along India-Nepal border in state have been put on high alert in the wake of India-Pakistan tensions, reports Times of India on March 1. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Deputy Inspector General (Frontier Headquarters) stated that ‘As the state’s border with Nepal is porous
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Over 250 border outposts (BoPs) along India-Nepal border in state have been put on high alert in the wake of India-Pakistan tensions, reports Times of India on March 1. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Deputy Inspector General (Frontier Headquarters) stated that ‘As the state’s border with Nepal is porous and people from both sides frequently enter into each other’s territory, it has been made mandatory for them to undergo body frisking at the respective BoPs’. A total of 12 battalions of the SSB are deployed on the India-Nepal border while two battalions are deployed on the Bangladesh border near Kishanganj. Special vigil is being maintained at the two borders – Raxaul border in East Champaran District and Jogbani border in Araria District. Several villages along the porous border at Raxaul and Jogbani were reported to have Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) presence. Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) Yasin Bhatkal was among a dozen top terrorists who were arrested from India-Nepal border in Bihar.
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February - 28 
Pakistan Prime Minster (PM) Imran Khan on February 28 stated in Pakistan Parliament that Indian Air Force (IAF)’s captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on March 1 as a gesture of peace, reports Daily Excelsior. The surprise announcement came barely an hour after Pakista
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Pakistan Prime Minster (PM) Imran Khan on February 28 stated in Pakistan Parliament that Indian Air Force (IAF)’s captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on March 1 as a gesture of peace, reports Daily Excelsior. The surprise announcement came barely an hour after Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Prime Minister Khan is ready to talk to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions.
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March - 1 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) Y C Modi on March 1 stated that NIA has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception, reports Business Standard. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurgency, 37 to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), 25 t
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General (DG) Y C Modi on March 1 stated that NIA has been entrusted with 250 cases since its inception, reports Business Standard. Of the 250 cases, 97 pertain to jihadi terrorism, 41 to North-East insurgency, 37 to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), 25 to Left wing extremism (LWE), while the remaining relate to terror gangs etc. The Hindu further adds that the Union Home Minister stated that ‘I can say with certainty that of all investigation agencies in India, or perhaps the world, the conviction rate of the NIA is perhaps the highest. The NIA's conviction rate is 92%’.
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March - 1 
On March 1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government of India (GoI) approved an NIA proposal to open a research cell on Islamic State (IS), reports Times of India. He also added that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision.
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On March 1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government of India (GoI) approved an NIA proposal to open a research cell on Islamic State (IS), reports Times of India. He also added that 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision.
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March - 2 
Kerala Fisheries Department has asked the fishermen to watch out for ‘submarines’ and to ‘report any kind of suspicious activities duly to the agencies concerned, reports New Indian Express on March 3. The advisory is said to have come in the backdrop of intelligence inputs that the terrorists might
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Kerala Fisheries Department has asked the fishermen to watch out for ‘submarines’ and to ‘report any kind of suspicious activities duly to the agencies concerned, reports New Indian Express on March 3. The advisory is said to have come in the backdrop of intelligence inputs that the terrorists might choose the sea-route for retaliation. According to Fisheries Deputy Director ‘It was based on the alert provided by agencies concerned that we issued an alert of this kind’. Sources with the Navy said the alert is of a general kind for strengthening the coastal security mechanism and is meant for the KadaloraJagrathaSamithis(Coastal Awareness Committee), Indian Coast Guard, Kerala Coastal Police, Marine Enforcement Department and Fisheries Department.
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March - 3 
Maulana Ammar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar, in an audio confirmed that Indian fighter jets hit the JeM camp near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunwa Province of Pakistan, reports The Times of India on March 3. In an audio clip available on social media, the voice identi
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Maulana Ammar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar, in an audio confirmed that Indian fighter jets hit the JeM camp near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunwa Province of Pakistan, reports The Times of India on March 3. In an audio clip available on social media, the voice identified as Maulana Ammar decries the bombing of the “markaz” (a center of religious learning) and expresses anguish over India striking a center where jihad was being taught rather than the headquarters of an official agency. “Today the enemy has answered all questions itself when the enemy crossed the mountains and entered our land and launched attacks on our Islamic center,” Maulana Ammar said, adding “This is declaration of war by the enemy.” The speech is understood to have been delivered a day after the air strikes at a gathering of clerics at Peshawar. “The Indian aircraft did not attack any safe house of any agency. It did not bomb the headquarters of any agency. They bombed a center where students were learning jihad for the assistance of Muslims of Kashmir,” he said. He is heard saying that the students were learning all about making the distress of Kashmir their own. “This is not a jihad of any agency, by coming out of its territory to attack us, India has ensured we start our jihad against it,” he said. The Pakistan establishment and sections of western media have raised doubts over whether the bombs did strike the target but the recording seems to suggest that JeM leadership does acknowledge the hit.
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March - 4 
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B S Dhanoa on March 4 declined to comment on the death toll in the Balakot strike, saying it was for the Government to provide details on the number of terrorists killed and the Air Force only sees if a target has been hit or not, reports Daily Excelsior. “We don’t count
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Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B S Dhanoa on March 4 declined to comment on the death toll in the Balakot strike, saying it was for the Government to provide details on the number of terrorists killed and the Air Force only sees if a target has been hit or not, reports Daily Excelsior. “We don’t count human casualties. We count what targets we have hit or not hit,” he said. The bomb damage assessment that is done post a mission only calculates the target that has been hit or not hit, the Air chief noted. “We can’t count how many people have died. That depends on how many people were there,” Dhanoa said, adding that a statement on the number of terrorists killed will be made by the Government. Asked about reports suggesting that the bombs were dropped away from the target, he said, “Our report says otherwise.” Referring to Pakistan using F-16 aircraft in its offensive against India last week, Dhanoa said, “I don’t know what is the end-user agreement between America and Pakistan. If the end-user agreement was that they will not use it for offensive purposes, then I think they have violated that end-user agreement.” India, he said, has pieces of the AMRAAM missile which it displayed. “Obviously, I think they have lost a F-16 aircraft in that combat. So, obviously, they have been using that aircraft against us,” he added. According to him, had the Indian Air Force dropped bombs in a jungle at Balakot there would have been no need for Pakistan to respond.
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March - 6 
The first batch of reforms of the Army including relocation of 229 officers from the Army Head Quarters (HQ), creation of a new post of Deputy Chief for Military Operations and Strategic Planning, and setting up new wings for vigilance and human rights issues has been approved, reports The Hindu on
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The first batch of reforms of the Army including relocation of 229 officers from the Army Head Quarters (HQ), creation of a new post of Deputy Chief for Military Operations and Strategic Planning, and setting up new wings for vigilance and human rights issues has been approved, reports The Hindu on March 7. The Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved the reforms. Finalised after 12 independent studies, the reforms are intended to make the force a leaner force. Number of officers being moved out was 20% of the number of officers in the Army headquarters in Delhi, and they would be deployed in forward locations along the borders with China and Pakistan. A post of Deputy Chief of the Army Staff, Strategy, is being created to deal with military operations, intelligence, strategic planning and operational logistics. Indian Express further adds that field units are currently working at 50 per cent of their capacity and move will strengthen the field units. An official stated that ‘The number of officers up to the rank of Colonel in Army Headquarters is currently between 1,000 and 1,100, and 20 per cent of them will be available for field postings. Ninety per cent of these officers are from the ranks of Colonel and below. It’s the officers who lead the men in combat, so having more of them with field units will definitely enhance operational capabilities. Deputy Chief of Army Staff Strategy will have military operations, military intelligence, strategic planning and the newly created Information Warfare (IW) branches under it. An official said the new DG (IW) will have the erstwhile ADGs (Public Information) and Information Warfare (IW) wings under him to counter social media propaganda and hybrid warfare.
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March - 7 
As many as 22 terrorist training camps, including nine of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), are active in Pakistan, but no action is being taken against them, an unnamed senior Indian official said in New Delhi on March 7, reports The Week. Pakistan is a "global epicentre of terrorism and it needs to take ver
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As many as 22 terrorist training camps, including nine of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), are active in Pakistan, but no action is being taken against them, an unnamed senior Indian official said in New Delhi on March 7, reports The Week. Pakistan is a "global epicentre of terrorism and it needs to take verifiable and credible steps against terrorist organisations and terrorists", said the official.
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March - 7 
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has refused to remove Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)co-founder and mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Hafiz Saeed, from its list of terrorists, reports The New Indian Express on March 8. Saeed’s request to be delisted was vehemently opposed by India, as well as
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has refused to remove Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)co-founder and mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Hafiz Saeed, from its list of terrorists, reports The New Indian Express on March 8. Saeed’s request to be delisted was vehemently opposed by India, as well as by the US, UK and France, which is now the Security Council chair. “As expected, despite all its talk about countering terror, Pakistan had not raised any objection to Saeed’s appeal to lift the ban,” said one official in New Delhi.The decision comes days ahead of the UNSC hearing a fresh request to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar as a terrorist, moved by France after the February 14 Pulwama suicide bomb attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 troopers were killed.
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March - 8 
An official stated that the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant arrested in Tripura has confessed that he is a close associate of JMB, reports The Sentinel on March 9. The official stated that ‘JMB cadre Nazir Shaikh confessed that a few years back he was a follower of the terror group an
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An official stated that the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant arrested in Tripura has confessed that he is a close associate of JMB, reports The Sentinel on March 9. The official stated that ‘JMB cadre Nazir Shaikh confessed that a few years back he was a follower of the terror group and paid INR 500 per month as subscription to the outfit… For the past two years, he is a member of the banned group.’ The militant also confessed to have committed many crimes in different parts of India, including in West Bengal and in Bengaluru (Karnataka). The arrested militant is a resident of Murshidabad District in West Bengal.
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March - 8 
General Raymond Thomas, the Commander of the US Special Operations Command, met Army chief General Bipin Rawat in New Delhi on March 8, reports Hindustan Times. According to a statement both officers deliberated on the developing regional security environment and discussed Pakistan’s “continued supp
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General Raymond Thomas, the Commander of the US Special Operations Command, met Army chief General Bipin Rawat in New Delhi on March 8, reports Hindustan Times. According to a statement both officers deliberated on the developing regional security environment and discussed Pakistan’s “continued support to terrorism. General Raymond emphasised on the need for furthering military cooperation in the field of technology and military-to-military exchanges between the two countries. The statement also added that ‘In the last three weeks, disinformation campaign by the adversary on digital media has increased. All ranks have been well sensitised of these disinformation campaigns and all ranks can see through the lie, deceit and deception of the terror sponsors.
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March - 8 
India on March 8 announced that the Government’s envoy will return to Islamabad on March 9 (today), reports The Hindu. The Spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Raveesh Kumar stated that ‘High Commissioner of India to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, is returning to Islamabad after having completed
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India on March 8 announced that the Government’s envoy will return to Islamabad on March 9 (today), reports The Hindu. The Spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Raveesh Kumar stated that ‘High Commissioner of India to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, is returning to Islamabad after having completed his consultations in India. He will reach Islamabad on 9 March, and resume his duties’. The announcement follows days after Pakistan declared that Prime Minister Imran Khan would send High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood back to Delhi.
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March - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that it had served four notices to Pakistan to present the 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case but got no response, reports The Hindu on March 11. NIA, which has been asked to submit a report by March 14, is likely to tell the special court tha
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that it had served four notices to Pakistan to present the 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case but got no response, reports The Hindu on March 11. NIA, which has been asked to submit a report by March 14, is likely to tell the special court that it tried serving summons on the 13 witnesses even a month ago. Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Aseemanand is one of the prime accused in the Samjhauta Express blast on February 18, 2007 in which 68 people were killed.
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March - 11 
New Indian Express reports on March 11 that with 90 per cent of gravely wounded security personnel succumbing to injuries within a few hours, DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with 'combat casualty drugs' that can extend the golden hour till the trooper is shifted to hospital. Citing the Februar
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New Indian Express reports on March 11 that with 90 per cent of gravely wounded security personnel succumbing to injuries within a few hours, DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with 'combat casualty drugs' that can extend the golden hour till the trooper is shifted to hospital. Citing the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama where 40 CRPF soldiers were killed, they said the medicines could have brought down the death toll. According to developers of the drugs at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, chances of survival and minimum disability are highest when effective first aid care is given within the golden hour.
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March - 12 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that the accused who were arrested in connection with Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) case drew motivation from Ghazwatul Hind which has bene quoted by terrorist including Lashkar eToiba’s Hafiz Saeed, reports New Indian Express on March 13. Ghazwatul Hind is
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) stated that the accused who were arrested in connection with Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) case drew motivation from Ghazwatul Hind which has bene quoted by terrorist including Lashkar eToiba’s Hafiz Saeed, reports New Indian Express on March 13. Ghazwatul Hind is interpreted as an appeal to conquer India and anyone attaining martyrdom in the process will reach heaven and this frequently featured in militant social media chats. According to NIA prosecutor Arjun Ambalapatta There are different interpretations of Ghazwatul Hind. However, terror operatives claim it is for conquering India. Some claim Hind referred in the Hadith is a person’. Similarly, writings by Ibn Nuhaas - an Islamic scholar and a jihadi who lived in Egypt during medieval times. is often quoted by IS suspects in the state. The translated version of a tome by Nuhaas was seized from the residence of an accused in Kanakamala case. The preaching’s of American Anwar al-Awalaki, a radical Islamist of Yemeni descent was also relied upon by the accused.
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March - 12 
On March 12, India expressed concern on reports of Islamic State (IS) acquiring chemical weapons and its delivery systems, reports Economic Times on March 14. Addressing the 90th Session of the Executive Council (EC) of Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Permanent Representativ
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On March 12, India expressed concern on reports of Islamic State (IS) acquiring chemical weapons and its delivery systems, reports Economic Times on March 14. Addressing the 90th Session of the Executive Council (EC) of Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Permanent Representative of India, Ambassador Venu Rajamony pointed out that there has been an increase in allegations and incidents of use of chemical weapons.
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March - 13 
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on March 13 said India cannot have dialogue with Pakistan unless the neighbouring country acted against terror outfits on its soil, asserting that ‘talks and terror cannot go together’, reports Daily Excelsior.Talking on ‘India’s World: Modi Government’s Forei
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on March 13 said India cannot have dialogue with Pakistan unless the neighbouring country acted against terror outfits on its soil, asserting that ‘talks and terror cannot go together’, reports Daily Excelsior.Talking on ‘India’s World: Modi Government’s Foreign Policy’, she stated that Pakistan needs to control the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and its army who are bent on destroying the bilateral relations time and again.“We do not want talk on terror, we want action on it. Terror and talks cannot go together,” she said. The Minister also questioned Pakistan’s retaliation to the Indian air strikes in Balakot when, she said, India had specifically targeted the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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March - 13 
In yet another setback to India’s bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, China on March 13 put a technical hold on a proposal in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ban him following the February 14 Pulwama terror att
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In yet another setback to India’s bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, China on March 13 put a technical hold on a proposal in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ban him following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, reports Daily Excelsior.The proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UNSC was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after a suicide bomber of the JeM killed 40Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, leading to a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan.The Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee members had 10 working days to raise any objections to the proposal. The no-objection period deadline was scheduled to end at 3 PM local time (New York) on March 13.Just before the deadline, China put a “technical hold” on the proposal, a diplomat at the UN said. The diplomat said China asked for “more time to examine” the proposal. Reacting to the development, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi expressed disappointment.“We are disappointed. We will continue to pursue all available avenues to ensure that terrorists involved in attacks on Indian citizens are brought to justice,” the MEA said.“We are grateful to all countries who supported the bid to designate Azhar as global terrorist,” it said. The proposal was the fourth such bid at the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. The Committee makes its decisions by consensus of its members.
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March - 13 
India is likely to urge Pakistan, during the bilateral talks in Atari on March 14, to not use the Kartarpur shrine for propaganda on Khalistan, reports The Hindu. “We would like to see that Pakistan doesn’t use the presence of pilgrims from India in Kartarpur shrine for propaganda purposes on the Kh
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India is likely to urge Pakistan, during the bilateral talks in Atari on March 14, to not use the Kartarpur shrine for propaganda on Khalistan, reports The Hindu. “We would like to see that Pakistan doesn’t use the presence of pilgrims from India in Kartarpur shrine for propaganda purposes on the Khalistan issue,” said a source aware of India’s plans for the talks that will finalise the details of the Sikh religious corridor project on the ground.
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March - 13 
Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a move to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, the US has warned they ‘may be forced to pursue other actions’ at the UNSC if Beijing continued with this policy, reports The New Indian Express."If China continues to block this designation
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Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a move to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, the US has warned they ‘may be forced to pursue other actions’ at the UNSC if Beijing continued with this policy, reports The New Indian Express."If China continues to block this designation, responsible member-states may be forced to pursue other actions at the Security Council. It shouldn't have to come to that," the US diplomat said in an unusual tough warning to China.
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March - 15 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court on March 15, seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh in connection with a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafi
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court on March 15, seeking its nod to quiz separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh in connection with a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also sought to question Zahoor Watali, an influential businessman and allegedly a friend of Pakistani leaders and Kashmiri separatists, and Naval Kishore Kapoor, a UAE-based businessman. Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana, who is representing the agency, told the court that the accused were required for “interrogation and recording of their statement to proceed further in the investigation”. The court will hear the matter on March 19.
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March - 17 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspi
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kerala resident NashidulHamzafar in the Islamic State (IS) Kasaragod module case where youths from India were recruited for the terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express on March 17. The case relates to the conspiracy hatched by Hamzafar and 14 others, belonging to Kasaragod District of Kerala who left India with the intention of joining and furthering the objectives of IS. “Pursuant to the conspiracy, 14 accused from Kasaragod district had exited India or their workplaces in Middle-East Asia between mid-May and early-July, 2016 before travelling to Afghanistan or Syria, where they joined the ISIS/ Daish,” said NIA, in a statement on March 17.
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March - 17 
One among the seven Indian engineers who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghlan Province on May 6, 2018, has safely returned to India, as stated by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 18, reports Tolo News. The Ministry statement said that India continued to work closely with the Afg
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One among the seven Indian engineers who was kidnapped by insurgents in Baghlan Province on May 6, 2018, has safely returned to India, as stated by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 18, reports Tolo News. The Ministry statement said that India continued to work closely with the Afghan government for the safe and early return of the remaining six Indian nationals.
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March - 18 
India and the Maldives on March 18 reiterated support for each other in a number of areas of mutual interests including combating terrorism, while Maldives vowed to remain “sensitive” towards India’s strategic interests in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), reports Maldives Times.External Affairs Minist
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India and the Maldives on March 18 reiterated support for each other in a number of areas of mutual interests including combating terrorism, while Maldives vowed to remain “sensitive” towards India’s strategic interests in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), reports Maldives Times.External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj was on a two-day official visit to the Maldives starting March 17 at the invitation of her Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid. She was accompanied by a delegation of senior officials. “Minister Shahid reiterated his government’s ‘India First Policy’ and said that his Government looks forward to working closely with India on all issues. He also reiterated that the Maldives would remain sensitive towards India’s security and strategic concerns,” the joint statement after their meeting said on March 18.Sushma Swaraj said that in line with her Government’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, India stands ready to fully support the Maldives in its socio-economic development.Both Foreign Ministers agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and security in the IOR, and to strengthen coordination in enhancing regional maritime security.While Sushma Swaraj thanked the Maldives for its steadfast support against terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, Shahid expressed his country’s commitment to support efforts to combat terrorism, particularly cross-border terrorism, and crimes such as piracy, organized crime, narcotic drugs and human trafficking.
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March - 19 
Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a sui
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Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a suicide attack in India. Sources claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) mediated the meeting between JeM chief and Haqqani Network in Bahawalpur.
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March - 21 
The Local Crime Branch (LCB) on March 21 arrested four persons on the alleged charge of printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized fake currency with face value of Rs 20,03,500 from their possession in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra, reports United News of India. Briefing the media pers
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The Local Crime Branch (LCB) on March 21 arrested four persons on the alleged charge of printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized fake currency with face value of Rs 20,03,500 from their possession in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra, reports United News of India. Briefing the media persons about the seizure, the District Superintendent of Police Dr Abhinav Deshmukh stated that the LCB sleuths nabbed the accused Suleman Naikwadi, who astride a two-wheeler, was transporting FICN with the face value of Rs 3,13,000 in Rs 500 denomination. During the interrogation, the arrested accused divulged the information which led to the raid on a shop located in the MadilgeBudruk village, said Dr Deshmukh.
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March - 22 
Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official stated on March 22 that France has approached the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as a global terrorist and the 28-member grouping is expected to take a decision on the issue based on the principle of consensus
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Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official stated on March 22 that France has approached the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as a global terrorist and the 28-member grouping is expected to take a decision on the issue based on the principle of consensus, reports Daily Excelsior. MEA spokesperson stated that ‘France has taken up the matter with the EU. We understand that the EU will take its decision once their process of designating a terrorist is complete’. The move by France, a member of the EU, came days after China blocked a bid at the United Nations to ban Azhar
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March - 24 
The Karnal special task force and the Ambala Police have arrested two accused after recovering Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations from their possession, reports Times of India on March 24. The Police recovered 19 fake notes of Rs 500 and 22 fake notes of Rs 100, amou
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The Karnal special task force and the Ambala Police have arrested two accused after recovering Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations from their possession, reports Times of India on March 24. The Police recovered 19 fake notes of Rs 500 and 22 fake notes of Rs 100, amounting to a total cash value of Rs 11,700 from their possession. The arrested accused have been identified as Baljinder Singh, resident of Asha Singh Garden, Baldev Nagar, Ambala City, and Sumit Sharma alias Ricky, resident of Housing Board Colony, Baldev Nagar, Ambala City. As per the FIR, the police official stated: "We were patrolling near Baldev Nagar Chowk in Ambala City. We got information that two youths - Baljinder and Sumit are roaming in the city to supply fake currency notes in the market. We set up a check post near NH1 in Baldev Nagar. After some time, the accused were spotted riding a Hero Splendour motorcycle and upon suspicion both were stopped for checking. After following the due procedure, while checking, 19 counterfeit notes of Rs 500 of the same serial number 5LU882512 were recovered from one of the accused and while checking the other, 22 counterfeit notes of Rs 100 of the same serial number 3AD274663 were recovered from another one."
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March - 25 
Bihar Police arrested two suspected terrorists affiliated with Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBN) in Patna on March 25, reports Business Standard. The arrest has been made by the Anti-Terrorism Squad team of Bihar Police. The accused have been identified as Khairul M
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Bihar Police arrested two suspected terrorists affiliated with Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh (ISBN) in Patna on March 25, reports Business Standard. The arrest has been made by the Anti-Terrorism Squad team of Bihar Police. The accused have been identified as Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan. "Many suspicious documents related to the Security Forces posted in Jammu after the Pulwama attack have been recovered from the arrested. Both the men are said to be active members of Bangladesh's banned militant outfit Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Islamic State Bangladesh" Police said in a statement. Posters of ISIS, documents related to other terrorist organizations and other incriminating documents were also recovered from their possession, police said.
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March - 27 
The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reporte
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The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reported that the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Bihar Police had arrested them on March 24. “We have reasons to believe that they could be connected to the remnants of the module which attacked the Bodh Gaya-based UNESCO recognized Mahabodhi site on July 7, 2013 with ten explosions, which injured five persons. The Indian Mujahideen group had hit the place with sleeper cells traced to Jharkhand,” said a top official.
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March - 27 
The United States (US) on March 27 circulated the draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo, reports Daily Excelsior. United Nations (UN) sources said that
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The United States (US) on March 27 circulated the draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo, reports Daily Excelsior. United Nations (UN) sources said that this is the first time the US, the UK and France have moved a draft resolution directly in the UNSC to designate Azhar. The previous have been listing proposals in the Sanctions Committee of the Security Council to designate the JeM chief. Unlike a listing proposal, which is generally under a 10-day no objection period, the draft resolution is not under any no-objection provision. Sources in New York said that the draft resolution will be discussed informally and then it goes to the Council. However, it is not yet decided by when a vote would be held on the draft resolution, during when it could again face a veto by China, which has in the past blocked bids to blacklist Azhar. Reacting to US’s move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang in Beijing said that, “This is not in line with resolution of the issue through dialogue and negotiations. This has reduced the authority of the Committee as a main anti-terrorism body of the UNSC and this is not conducive to the solidarity and only complicates the issue”. “We urge the US to act cautiously and avoid forcefully moving forward this draft resolution,” Geng said. Meanwhile, the sources in New Delhi said that, they were aware that a draft has been initiated for consideration of Council members to list Azhar in the sanction’s regime as part of international community’s efforts to fight against terrorism. “It will not be appropriate for us to comment at this stage on a process which is entirely within the parameters of informal discussion of the Council and its members,” the source said.
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March - 28 
Syria and India have strong security cooperation and intelligence-sharing and any India-origin Islamic State (IS) fighters captured in the war-torn country will be handed over to New Delhi, Syrian ambassador Riad Abbas said on March 28, reports Hindustan Times. Abbas said he didn’t have details of t
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Syria and India have strong security cooperation and intelligence-sharing and any India-origin Islamic State (IS) fighters captured in the war-torn country will be handed over to New Delhi, Syrian ambassador Riad Abbas said on March 28, reports Hindustan Times. Abbas said he didn’t have details of the situation on the ground but added: “I can tell you we have cordial and strong relations in intelligence-sharing with India. We are sharing intelligence on all issues. If the Syrian government captures any Indian-origin Daesh member, they will hand him over to India.”
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April - 2 
The Supreme Court on April 2 cancelled the bail of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, a Kashmiri businessman, accused in a terror funding case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said National Investigating Age
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The Supreme Court on April 2 cancelled the bail of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, a Kashmiri businessman, accused in a terror funding case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports The Hindu. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said National Investigating Agency (NIA) has collected ample evidence to show links between the Hurriyat leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and terror organizations and their activities to wage war against India.“Ample material has been collected to show the linkages between the Hurriyat leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir and terrorists/terrorist organizations and their continuous activities to wage war against Government of India,” the court observed.
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April - 2 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on April 2 asked Pakistan to stop promoting terrorism from its soil and warned India would exert so much pressure that Islamabad will be forced to take action against terror activities, reports Daily Excelsior. Singh also said India was ready to offer assistan
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on April 2 asked Pakistan to stop promoting terrorism from its soil and warned India would exert so much pressure that Islamabad will be forced to take action against terror activities, reports Daily Excelsior. Singh also said India was ready to offer assistance to Pakistan if it alone is not able to stop terror activities from its soil.
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April - 4 
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on April 4 stated that Pakistan has not yet responded to the clarifications India had sought on some proposals it (Pakistan) had put forward during a meeting on the Kartarpur Corridor, reports Scroll on April 4. The MEA Spokesperson state
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on April 4 stated that Pakistan has not yet responded to the clarifications India had sought on some proposals it (Pakistan) had put forward during a meeting on the Kartarpur Corridor, reports Scroll on April 4. The MEA Spokesperson stated that ‘We had sought clarifications from Pakistan on a number of issues. Those clarifications still remain unaddressed by Pakistan. We had also shared our concerns on reports that controversial elements have been appointed by Pakistan to a committee which was to be associated with Kartarpur corridor. We are yet to receive a response from Pakistan’. He also stated that ‘I think it is important to remember that we remain committed to realise the wishes and aspirations of the people...the aspirations which flow out of a pending demand of Indian pilgrims to visit the holy Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the corridor’. In November 2018, New Delhi and Islamabad laid the foundation stone for the Kartarpur corridor project, which will connect Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Punjab with the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur area of Pakistan’s Narowal District.
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April - 4 
The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police arrested seven people in connection with an illegal arms racket in Kolkata in West Bengal, reports News18 on April 5. The police arrested four accused on April 4 and with 30 pieces of semi-finished 9mm pistols were recovered from their possession. The accused
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The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police arrested seven people in connection with an illegal arms racket in Kolkata in West Bengal, reports News18 on April 5. The police arrested four accused on April 4 and with 30 pieces of semi-finished 9mm pistols were recovered from their possession. The accused were then interrogated and revealed details of an arms manufacturing unit in Donnagar in Rajarhat, the northern fringes of Kolkata. “Raids were conducted at a factory and the house of the factory owner. Three other accused were arrested after the raids and 60 pieces of 9mm pistols recovered, taking the total number of pistols recovered to 90,” said Murlidhar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Special Task Force in a statement issued. Four rounds of ammunition were also recovered along with machines used for making arms. Rs 88,000 of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) were also seized.
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April - 18 
No Pakistani soldier or citizen died in the air strike on a terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan in February, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on April 18, reports The New Indian Express. She said in Ahmedabad that Indian military was given a "free hand" in the operation but was clearly to
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No Pakistani soldier or citizen died in the air strike on a terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan in February, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on April 18, reports The New Indian Express. She said in Ahmedabad that Indian military was given a "free hand" in the operation but was clearly told that no Pakistani citizen should be killed and also there be "not be even a scratch" on the Pakistani army. "Our armed forces were told to target only Jaish-e- Mohammed which was behind the Pulwama terror attack and they did just that - destroyed their camp and returned," the senior BJP leader said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) had struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan on February 26, in response to the February 14 Pulwama attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed. Swaraj said the air strike was carried out in self-defence. "When we carried out the air strike, we had told the international community that we took the step only in self- defence," she said. She said the entire international community supported India over the air strike.
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April - 21 
India has so far managed to nip planned attacks by radicalized and Islamic State (IS) inspired modules at the planning or close-to execution stages by monitoring IS-related activities reports Times of Indiaon April 22. Indian Government maintains that IS has not been able to make much of a mark in I
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India has so far managed to nip planned attacks by radicalized and Islamic State (IS) inspired modules at the planning or close-to execution stages by monitoring IS-related activities reports Times of Indiaon April 22. Indian Government maintains that IS has not been able to make much of a mark in India due to the strong family system. Often, parents deter their children from turning towards radicalization. There have been cases when parents have alerted the agencies including National Investigation Agency (NIA) on their "wayward" and "radicalized" children. Indian Agencies too have kept a balanced approach to dealing with radicalization, often preferring to counsel radicalized youth unless they are on the verge of collecting resources including explosives for planned attacks. It has even tracked Indians settled abroad following IS propaganda and has got them deported, followed by either their counseling or arrest where required. "We prefer to let off radicalized youth after counseling and then track them to see if they continue to be enamored by IS. If we feel that they are still radicalized enough and may be headed for IS territory or are plotting attacks here in furtherance of IS ideology, that is when we go for their arrest," said an intelligence officer.
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April - 22 
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale took up the issue of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and its leader Masood Azhar in a meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on April 22 and urged Beijing to be sensitive to India's concerns on cross-border terrorism, reports Times of India. The Ministry of External Aff
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Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale took up the issue of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and its leader Masood Azhar in a meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on April 22 and urged Beijing to be sensitive to India's concerns on cross-border terrorism, reports Times of India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India had shared all evidence available against Azhar with China, adding that the Government would continue to pursue all available avenues to ensure that terrorist leaders involved in attacks on Indian citizens were brought to justice. "We have shared with China all evidence of terrorist activities of Jaish-e-Mohammed and its leader Masood Azhar. It is now for the 1267 Sanctions Committee and other authorized bodies of the UN to take a decision on the listing of Masood Azhar,'' . During Gokhale's day-long visit to Beijing, the two sides reviewed the progress made in India-China bilateral relations since the informal summit between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in April 2018 and discussed the agenda for bilateral engagement in the coming months.
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April - 25 
Seven states, including all south Indian ones, were put on alert late on April 25 after the Bengaluru police received a tip-off about a possible terror attack on multiple cities and the gathering of a group of terrorists in Tamil Nadu’s Ramnathapuram, reports Hindustan Times. A caller claiming to be
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Seven states, including all south Indian ones, were put on alert late on April 25 after the Bengaluru police received a tip-off about a possible terror attack on multiple cities and the gathering of a group of terrorists in Tamil Nadu’s Ramnathapuram, reports Hindustan Times. A caller claiming to be a lorry driver said major cities in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra and Puducherry would be hit by terror attacks… (which) will take place on trains, said the letter issued by Karnataka director general of police to the states mentioned in the tip.“He also claimed that there are 19 terrorists present at Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu,” the letter added.
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April - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal native in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted at Vishakhapatnam in 2018, and recovered four fake Rs 2,000 notes having a face value of Rs 8,000 on April 28, reports Deccan Chronicle. The NIA said that Sa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal native in connection with a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted at Vishakhapatnam in 2018, and recovered four fake Rs 2,000 notes having a face value of Rs 8,000 on April 28, reports Deccan Chronicle. The NIA said that Saddam alias FirojShaik, 22, was arrested in his native village of Kumbhira in Malda district of West Bengal. “Saddam had produced the fake notes through his associates from across the border and facilitate circulation of the notes in Bengaluru and other nearby locations,” said the NIA.
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April - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 29 said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad in Kerala, allegedly planning a suicide attack in the state, reports The Hindu. In a statement, the NIA said it arrested Riyas A., who goes by the aliases RiyasAboobacker and Abu Dujana, as pa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 29 said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of Palakkad in Kerala, allegedly planning a suicide attack in the state, reports The Hindu. In a statement, the NIA said it arrested Riyas A., who goes by the aliases RiyasAboobacker and Abu Dujana, as part of its probe into the ‘ISIS Kasargod case’ filed in July 2016 after 15 young men from the district disappeared and later joined the Islamic State (IS), 14 in Afghanistan and one in Syria. It said he followed the videos and speeches of the mastermind of the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, Zahran Hashim. “During interrogation, he disclosed that he had been in online contact with the absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, alias Abu Isa, for a long time and was following his audio clips, including the one he had circulated on social media platforms instigating terror attacks in India,” the NIA said. The terror accused said he was also in online contact with Abdul Khayoom, alias Abu Khalid, who is accused in the Valapattanam ISIS case and is believed to be in Syria, the NIA said. “He said he had been following speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka and Zakir Naik. He admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala,” the NIA statement read. “During interrogation, he disclosed that he has been in online contact with the absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, alias Abu Isa, for a long time and has been following his audio clips, including the one he had circulated on social media platform instigating terror attacks in India,” the NIA said. The terror accused said he was also in online contact with Abdul Khayoom, alias Abu Khalid, who is accused in the “Valapattanam ISIS case” and is believed to be in Syria, the NIA said. “He said he has been following speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka and Zakir Naik. He admitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala,” the NIA statement read.
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April - 30 
Islamic State (IS) affiliate group on April 30named one Abu Muhammed al-Bengali as its new emir in ‘Bengal’, and further issued a direct threat to carry out terror strikes in India and Bangladesh, reports Times of India. “If you think you have silenced the soldiers of the Khilafa in Bengal and Hind
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Islamic State (IS) affiliate group on April 30named one Abu Muhammed al-Bengali as its new emir in ‘Bengal’, and further issued a direct threat to carry out terror strikes in India and Bangladesh, reports Times of India. “If you think you have silenced the soldiers of the Khilafa in Bengal and Hind and you are certain about that then listen we men are never to be silenced… And are thirst for revenge is never to be faded away (sic),” the IS poster released in Bengali, English and Hindi reads.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, Garrett Marquis, a spokesperson for the United States (US) National Security Council said, “The United States commends the United Nations Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee for the designation of Masood Azhar, the leader of Jaish-e Mohammed, a UN-designated terrorist group that was
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Meanwhile, Garrett Marquis, a spokesperson for the United States (US) National Security Council said, “The United States commends the United Nations Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee for the designation of Masood Azhar, the leader of Jaish-e Mohammed, a UN-designated terrorist group that was responsible for the February 14 terrorist attack in Kashmir that killed over 40 Indian paramilitary forces”, reports Times of India on May 2. He added, "Designating Azhar demonstrates international commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pakistan and bringing security and stability to south Asia."
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May - 1 
The United Nations (UN) on May 1 designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’, Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ after China lifted its hold on a proposal to blacklist him, reports Daily Excelsior. The UN Committee listed Azhar on May 1, 2019 as being associated with Al-Qaeda for “par
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The United Nations (UN) on May 1 designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’, Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ after China lifted its hold on a proposal to blacklist him, reports Daily Excelsior. The UN Committee listed Azhar on May 1, 2019 as being associated with Al-Qaeda for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”, “supplying, selling or transferring arms and related material to”, “recruiting for”, “otherwise supporting acts or activities of”, and “other acts or activities indicating association with” the JeM. However, there was no mention of the deadly February 14 Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which was claimed by the JeM. A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) designation will subject Azhar to an assets freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo. An assets freeze under the sanctions committee requires that all states freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets or economic resources of designated individuals and entities. “Big, small, all join together. Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist in @UN Sanctions list. Grateful to all for their support,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddintweeted. “This is for us a significant outcome because we have been at it for several years. The first effort that we made in this regard was in 2009. More recently, we have been persistent, diligent and in a subterranean manner making all our efforts towards this goal. Today that goal stands achieved,” Akbaruddin said. “All in all it’s been a happy day, a good day for all this who would like to pursue the approach of zero tolerance for terrorism,” he said.
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May - 2 
The February 14 Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) terror attack played a role in designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the United Nations (UN), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, asserting that Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert atte
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The February 14 Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) terror attack played a role in designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the United Nations (UN), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, asserting that Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert attention from the ‘huge diplomatic’ setback it has suffered, reports Daily Excelsior. The assertion came after Pakistan claimed that it agreed to Azhar’s listing after all ‘political references’, including attempts to link him to the Pulwama attack, were removed from the proposal to designate him a global terrorist. “The designation is not based on the basis of a specific incident, but on the basis of evidence which we have shared with members of the UN’s 1267 Sanctions Committee, linking Azhar to several acts of terrorism,” MEA spokespersonRaveesh Kumar said at a media briefing. He said the notification broadly covers all terrorist acts. “Elements are being introduced by Pakistan to divert attention from this huge diplomatic setback,” Kumar said
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May - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 carried out searches at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the February 5 murder of PattaliMakkalKatchi (PMK) functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in which members of Popular Front of India (PFI) have been named as accused in the case, repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 2 carried out searches at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with the February 5 murder of PattaliMakkalKatchi (PMK) functionary Ramalingam in Thanjavur in which members of Popular Front of India (PFI) have been named as accused in the case, reports The Indian Express. The raids, sources said, were conducted at Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Trichy and Karaikal in connection with the case. NIA recently took over the case from the local police. “Searches were conducted in the houses of the arrested accused, absconding accused persons, and four offices of PFI,” an NIA statement said. The agency recovered 16 mobile phones, 21 SIM cards, three laptops, nine hard disks, seven memory cards, 118 CDs/DVDs, one tab, seven diaries, two PFI banners and one DVR, it claimed. “Besides these, one sword, one sharp-edged knife and cash to the tune of Rs 2 lakh were recovered from three different houses, and about 100 incriminating documents have also been seized,” NIA claimed. Thanjavur Police had arrested 10 people. “Six other accused are still absconding,” the NIA statement said.
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May - 3 
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Superintendent Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, filed an affidavit before the tribunal on May 3 justifying the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Indian Express. Pardeshi submitted information on the Mumbai local train bombings of July 2006, in which alleg
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Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Superintendent Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, filed an affidavit before the tribunal on May 3 justifying the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Indian Express. Pardeshi submitted information on the Mumbai local train bombings of July 2006, in which alleged SIMI operative Ethesham Siddiqui was convicted by court. He said that alleged terror operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer, arrested last year and allegedly involved in several terror cases including the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, was also associated with SIMI.Besides, Pardeshi told the tribunal that Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 German Bakery blast in Pune, was convicted under the UAPA Act for his links with SIMI.Moreover, Pardeshi told the court about the fake currency case of 2011, in which an alleged SIMI operative was arrested.Also, Pardeshi submitted details of the bomb blast of July 16, 2014 near the Faraskhana–Vishrambag police station in Pune. Investigation and CCTV footage revealed the involvement of five alleged SIMI operatives. Three of the accused died in an encounter with police in Madhya Pradesh while two died in Telangana, he told the tribunal. Pardeshi said that information from MP police revealed these accused were SIMI operatives.Pardeshi told the tribunal that SIMI continued to indulge in terror activities even after 2014, so the ban on the outfit was essential.DCP Ganesh Shinde of Special Branch (SB-1), CID, Mumbai City, also deposed before the tribunal, justifying the ban on SIMI. He cited a 2001 case from Dharavi in which an alleged SIMI operative was arrested and incriminating material like pamphlets in Urdu and other languages were recovered.He also cited the conviction of SIMI general secretary Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the 2003 Mulund train blast case. He then told the tribunal about a suspect, an alleged SIMI operative, arrested in connection with the 2002 Ghatkopar bomb blast, who was later discharged.Justice Gupta then slammed the police officials for submitting details of cases in which the suspects were discharged and asked police to submit relevant information, mainly pertaining to SIMI’s terror activities after 2014.Justice Gupta said that none appeared on behalf of the organisation (SIMI).Also, no public witness appeared before the tribunal, despite the public notice.
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May - 6 
Former Intelligence Officer Gopal B Hosur stated that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which had orchestrated terror attacks in India, including Mumbai and Bengaluru, had engaged its operative Abu Hamza to set up bases in various parts of the country, reports The New Indian Express on May 7.Ham
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Former Intelligence Officer Gopal B Hosur stated that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which had orchestrated terror attacks in India, including Mumbai and Bengaluru, had engaged its operative Abu Hamza to set up bases in various parts of the country, reports The New Indian Express on May 7.Hamza hired a man from Bihar and they carried out the December 28, 2005 attack at the Indian Institute of Science, killing mathematics professor MunishChanderPuri of IIT-Delhi and injuring four, Gopal B Hosur, former ADGP in the department said."The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had engaged Abu Hamza to plant terror in various parts of India. He in turn found Sababuddin from Bihar to carry out terror operations Sababuddin got admission to a local college in Bengaluru only to get an identity card. His intention was to set up a base and to survey the city," Hosur said.Hosur said he came to know of LeT's role in the IISc attack after interrogating Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist nabbed alive after the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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May - 7 
An Islamic State (IS) suspect with alleged links to RiyasAboobackeralias Abu Dujana,a member of IS’ Kasargod module in Kerala who was arrested last week and was deported from Doha on May 7 evening, an Intelligence Bureau official familiar with the development said, reports Hindustan Times on May 8.T
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An Islamic State (IS) suspect with alleged links to RiyasAboobackeralias Abu Dujana,a member of IS’ Kasargod module in Kerala who was arrested last week and was deported from Doha on May 7 evening, an Intelligence Bureau official familiar with the development said, reports Hindustan Times on May 8.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took the custody of the man, identified as Faisal, as soon as he was brought to Delhi.The official said, Faisal, also a native of Kerala, had been in regular touch with Aboobacker, who was arrested last week. The latter was allegedly planning suicide attacks in Kerala after being inspired by the mastermind of Sri Lanka bombings, Maulvi Zahran Bin Hashim, leader of National TowheedJama’at (NTJ).Agencies suspect that IS members, including Aboobacker, Faisal, Abdulla (in Afghanistan) and others were planning something big in India as well.Members of Coimbatore module and Kasargod module of IS in Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively, were either in touch with Sri Lanka attacks mastermind or followed his speeches.Zahran Hashim and another Sri Lanka bomber, Mohammad Azaan, had travelled to India in 2017 and 2018 to discuss the plans of Islamic State.The NIA has claimed Aboobacker followed speeches/videos of Zahran Hashim for more than a year and had also followed the speeches of Zakir Naik.“Riyas revealed that he was also having online chat with Abdul Khayoom alias Abu Khalid (suspect in the Valapattanam ISIS case) who was believed to be in Syria,” the NIA stated in a statement last week.
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May - 7 
Two of the Sri Lankan suicide bombers, Ilham Ahmed Mohammad Ebrahim and his older brother Inshaf Ahmed, who had led the fidayeen attacks in Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand Hotel which claimed 253 lives and injured more than 500 people, had travelled to Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi with
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Two of the Sri Lankan suicide bombers, Ilham Ahmed Mohammad Ebrahim and his older brother Inshaf Ahmed, who had led the fidayeen attacks in Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand Hotel which claimed 253 lives and injured more than 500 people, had travelled to Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi with valid passports on business in 2012, reports The New Indian Express on May 8. Indian investigating agencies have confirmed that two of them did, in fact, visit India in 2012 on business visas, but the duo did not receive any kind of training.Their father Mohammed Ibrahim, who was subsequently arrested, is a spice tycoon and his company Ishana Exports Pvt Ltd, based in Colombo, is listed in Trade India’s list of verified exporters offering quality spices and copper tubes, top sources in central intelligence agencies said.“Ishana has business interests in various cities from Kerala to Delhi. Seven years ago, Inshaf and Ilham had come on a business trip. They neither visited Kashmir nor did they participate in any training camp in India as has been alleged by the Sri Lankan army chief,” the source said.Highly placed sources have said that Sri Lanka has not yet shared any leads or information that link that attackers to India or their travel.Indian agencies have sought information from their counterparts in the island nation on the timeline and travel details of the terrorists to India along with their photographs. “Since the army chief has made a specific statement on the travel of some of the suicide bombers to India, they should be in possession of the information, which is critical for the security of the region. Sri Lanka has so far not provided any details. Hence, it (Senanayeke’s statement) remains in a realm of speculation,” said a highly placed source.
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May - 8 
Controversial Islamic preacher ZaikNaik has said he is ready to return to India if the Supreme Court gives an assurance that he would not be arrested till his conviction, report The Indian Express on May 9. Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resi
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Controversial Islamic preacher ZaikNaik has said he is ready to return to India if the Supreme Court gives an assurance that he would not be arrested till his conviction, report The Indian Express on May 9. Naik is living in Malaysia after fleeing from India in 2016. He has been given permanent resident status by the Malaysian government.“Before the BJP government came, you could speak against the government, and at least 80 per cent of the times you would get justice. Today, the chances are 10-20 per cent.“Moreover, if we see the history, more than 90 per cent Muslims who faced terror charges have been let free after 10-15 years. So if I look at an average, I will be behind bars for about 10 years, and my entire mission would get disrupted. Why should I be a fool,” he said.The preacher said the NIA can question him in Malaysia if they want. When asked whether he will return to India if he has an assurance of justice, Naik said, “If there is an assurance from the Supreme Court of India, that if DrZakirNaik comes, they will not arrest me till I am convicted, I will come.”The preacher was booked by the NIA after his name cropped up during the probe of a terror attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery (cafe) in Dhaka’s posh diplomatic area, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) terror group.The NIA had registered a case against him and his organisation Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) under anti-terror laws and for allegedly promoting enmity between groups on the basis of religion and race.
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May - 9 
Controversial tele-evangelist Zakir Naik on May 9 criticized the Enforcement Director (ED) for alleging that though he had no earnings, he had transferred Rs 46 crore to his Indian bank accounts in a six-year period, reports The New Indian Express on May 10. In a detailed statement, Naik said: "Why
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Controversial tele-evangelist Zakir Naik on May 9 criticized the Enforcement Director (ED) for alleging that though he had no earnings, he had transferred Rs 46 crore to his Indian bank accounts in a six-year period, reports The New Indian Express on May 10. In a detailed statement, Naik said: "Why is the ED lying? When everyone - including all the government agencies - know that I have multiple businesses and revenue streams and my earnings have always reflected in the tax returns I have filed, why is the ED lying about it?" Naik said he has filed all his tax returns dutifully every year till 2016 and the ED had access to his tax documents which clearly show his revenue streams through multiple businesses. He pointed out that he is an NRI since 2010, and living and earning outside India for nine years. "I earn over a crore (rupees) a month, and I send money back to India as and when required. I sent it from my Dubai account to my India account and every penny is then accounted for in my tax returns," Naik contended. The controversial tele-evangelist - who reportedly lives in Malaysia currently - admitted that between 2010-2016, he may have sent Rs 49 crore, or Rs 65 lakh per month for charities."For a country that receives more than Rs 6,000 crore every month from UAE-based Indians, how is my Rs 65 lakh a problem," he asked. Naik dared the ED to prove that a single rupee of the Rs 49 crore sent by him was used for any purpose other than the declared charitable purpose. "I don't charge for my lectures, nor do I earn from the Peace TV, so I do need another revenue stream to survive, which I have... (The premise) I can survive outside India without earning anything is not just illogical, its childish," he said.
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May - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) member Mohammad Faruk, a resident of Trichy, in connection with the murder of catering contractor Ramalingam in February this year, reports Hindustan Times on May 10. The NIA had earlier carried out searches at 20 loca
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) member Mohammad Faruk, a resident of Trichy, in connection with the murder of catering contractor Ramalingam in February this year, reports Hindustan Times on May 10. The NIA had earlier carried out searches at 20 locations, including the houses of accused persons on May 2, in connection with the case during which incriminating material had been seized. A NIA spokesperson said that Mohammed Faruk, 48, was summoned and interviewed and simultaneously search was also conducted at his residence on May 9 during which some digital evidences were seized. “Faruk will be produced before the special NIA Court on May 11. He and other accused had hatched a criminal conspiracy to commit a terror act following which they chopped off the hands of Ramalingam, who later succumbed to injuries on February 6. Accused persons in this case are PFI/SDPI cadres. Tamil Nadu Police had earlier arrested 10 accused in this case. Six other accused are still absconding,” the NIA spokesperson added.
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May - 10 
On May 10, Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake stated that threat of more Islamist militant attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings. He stated that ‘Up to now the investigations do not go
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On May 10, Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake stated that threat of more Islamist militant attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings. He stated that ‘Up to now the investigations do not go beyond many areas, so we don’t have to worry about the situation; it is controllable, it is contained. ’He also added that the investigators had established that the plotters had links to Islamic State, but said the authorities were still trying to establish how deep those contacts were. Sri Lankan authorities have said the bombings were believed to have been carried out by two little-known domestic Islamist groups, the National Tawheed Jamaath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim (JMI). Islamic State has claimed responsibility. The Commander stated that ‘Definitely there is an Islamic State (IS) link. That doesn’t mean it was a direct IS hit. But we are trying to establish how deep it is in order to plan our (military) operations’. Investigators from eight countries, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol, are helping Sri Lanka with the investigation. According to him, India, China, United States, Israel, Australia and the United Arab Emirates were looking to provide high grade military technology, including communication and surveillance equipment, to deal with future threats. He further stated that Senanayake said the bombers had mostly used local explosives but may have also sourced some from southern India, likely Tamil Nadu.
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May - 11 
Concessions were made to secure the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctioned terrorist, Britain’s most senior diplomat Simon McDonald said on May 11, asserting that the United Kingdom (UK) had played a “central role” in ensuring
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Concessions were made to secure the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctioned terrorist, Britain’s most senior diplomat Simon McDonald said on May 11, asserting that the United Kingdom (UK) had played a “central role” in ensuring that the listing went through after talks with New Delhi and Islamabad, reports The Hindu. McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the U.K. government, did not deny a suggestion that China had agreed to the listing of the JeM chief after all references to terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, including the Pulwama strike, were dropped.
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May - 13 
Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The A
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Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, whose son Sayyed Azhar died in the 2008 Malegaon blast, filed a plea before a special court on May 13, seeking directions to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to assist the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the ongoing trial, reports The Indian Express. “The ATS has not been present during the trial proceedings while ATS witness statements are being recorded by this court. It is unfortunate that the investigating agency that recorded material statements and drew panchnamas against the present accused is not interested in the trial proceedings without any cogent reasons,” the application filed by Bilal through lawyer Shahid Nadeem states. “The NIA and ATS must work in symphony for a fair prosecution. Instances such as tracing documents and witnesses have been a herculean task and without the assistance of ATS officers, it becomes even more difficult to deal with such instances, often leading to delays and adjournments,” the plea states. The court has directed the NIA to file its reply on the application on May 20. SPP AvinashRasal has been representing both the NIA and the ATS in the trial since 2015.
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May - 14 
An object resembling an improvised hand grenade and containing explosive material was found on the premises of the Air Force School at Lohegaon in Pune in Maharashtra on May 14 morning, said Police, reports The Indian Express. While the device was defused by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BD
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An object resembling an improvised hand grenade and containing explosive material was found on the premises of the Air Force School at Lohegaon in Pune in Maharashtra on May 14 morning, said Police, reports The Indian Express. While the device was defused by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), both police and the Indian Air Force (IAF) authorities have launched a probe in the case. “The BDDS dog indicated the presence of an explosive material on the soil around the object. Explosive vapor detector was used, which confirmed the presence of explosive substance inside the object. After primary conclusion that the object was some type of an improvised hand grenade, the decision to defuse it was taken,” said a senior police officer. “We have sent the samples of the soil, explosive mixed soil and pieces of the outer body of the object for further analysis. Prima facie, the explosive substance resembles what’s used in firecrackers…,” added the officer. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Mitesh Ghatte said, “Though the object looked like a grenade, the composition and inner structure was not that of one…”
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May - 16 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 16 arrested one person in Ahmadabad in Gujarat while busting a network operating across India, China, Pakistan and Myanmar that had been engaged in smuggling high-end drones, reports The Hindu. Accusing the arrested person Chinmay Anand of being t
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 16 arrested one person in Ahmadabad in Gujarat while busting a network operating across India, China, Pakistan and Myanmar that had been engaged in smuggling high-end drones, reports The Hindu. Accusing the arrested person Chinmay Anand of being the network’s kingpin, the DRI also seized high-end drones and recovered other equipment that is normally used in espionage and surveillance. According to the DRI, the drones were supplied by Chinese companies, based on orders received from Pakistan-based firms, to a warehouse in Dehong, in China’s Yunnan province. From Dehong, which is located close to Myanmar’s eastern border, the drones were smuggled into Myanmar and from there to India. While all transportation up to Imphal was by various modes of road transport, the final leg from Imphal to Ahmedabad was done using domestic airlines by mis-declaring the prohibited cargo as camera stands, household goods, electronic items, etc. to elude detection by Indian agencies. The seized articles include 85 high-end drones of DJI Mavic, DJI Phantom and MI brands. Besides, 27 DJI Mavic Air Fly More Kit and 34 DJI Ronin S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for DSLR and mirror-less cameras used in film shootings were also recovered. The agency contended that the racket had been going on since 2017 and that drones worth10 crore had already been smuggled into and supplied in the country. “Illegal drones in private hands can pose a threat to national security as they can be used for espionage and sabotage purposes by the enemy states and anti-national and terrorist groups,” the DRI asserted.
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May - 21 
A pro-Islamic State (IS) hacker group, cyber revenge army, brought down the police website in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on May 21, declaring a "cyber war", a police official said, reports Sputnik News. A few hours later the website was restored, a Karnataka police official added. "This
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A pro-Islamic State (IS) hacker group, cyber revenge army, brought down the police website in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on May 21, declaring a "cyber war", a police official said, reports Sputnik News. A few hours later the website was restored, a Karnataka police official added. "This is beginning of our cyber war on you infidels and this hacking is in retaliation for the Daesh soldiers and for their support", the message read on the website before it was restored.
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May - 21 
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on May 21 apprehended a Pakistani fishing vessel off Gujarat and seized 200 kg heroin, worth 600 crore in the international market, reports The Hindu. According to Additional Director General K. Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), late on May 20 received
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on May 21 apprehended a Pakistani fishing vessel off Gujarat and seized 200 kg heroin, worth 600 crore in the international market, reports The Hindu. According to Additional Director General K. Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), late on May 20 received intelligence input from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and other agencies that a Pakistani fishing boat was to deliver narcotics off Gujarat and that it was to be received by an Indian boat. The ICG swiftly diverted its ships to effect interception of the boat. In the early hours of May 21, one of the Coast Guard ships intercepted the Pakistani fishing boat Al-Madina off Jakhau in the Arabian Sea. “Despite evasive manoeuvres carried out by the crew of Al-Madina and rough sea conditions, it was successfully intercepted within Indian waters. During the hot pursuit, the crew threw bags containing suspicious material into the sea. The Coast Guard team, upon boarding the vessel, took the crew into custody and retrieved the material,” Mr. Natarajan said. “On initial checking 195 packets containing 200 kg of heroin has been found. The Pakistani vessel crew are being subjected to interrogation and rummaging is being carried out by various agencies,” Mr. Natarajan said.
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May - 22 
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on May 22 took up terror strikes at Pulwama and Sri Lanka and urged member nations of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for greater counter-terror cooperation, reports The Hindu. Addressing the ministerial meet of SCO at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, the Ext
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on May 22 took up terror strikes at Pulwama and Sri Lanka and urged member nations of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for greater counter-terror cooperation, reports The Hindu. Addressing the ministerial meet of SCO at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, the External Affairs Minister said that India remains committed to regional connectivity and peace in Afghanistan. “Our heart goes out to our brothers and sisters of Sri Lanka, who have recently witnessed the ghastly act of terrorism. Our wounds of Pulwama attack were still raw and the news from the neighborhood has made us more determined to fight firmly [and] resolutely against this menace,” said Ms. Swaraj addressing a gathering which included her Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Ms. Swaraj said that India is open to strengthen the Regional Anti-Terror Structure or RATS of SCO to fight terrorism and security challenges in the region. Taking up the situation in Afghanistan, the Minister said that India wants Afghanistan to be “united, peaceful, secure, stable, inclusive and economically vibrant”. “I wish to once again underscore the importance India attaches to SCO Afghanistan Contact Group and welcome an early conclusion of the Draft Roadmap of further actions of the Contact Group,” said Ms. Swaraj in her speech.
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May - 23 
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) allegedly involved in the 2016 terror attack at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka was declared as an unlawful association by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 23, reports Times of India. A notification issued by MHA said that the outfit was plann
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Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) allegedly involved in the 2016 terror attack at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka was declared as an unlawful association by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 23, reports Times of India. A notification issued by MHA said that the outfit was planning to set up permanent bases within ten kilometers along Bangladesh border in several Districts of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. MHA said the outfit has committed and promoted acts of terrorism and has been engaged in radicalization and recruitment of youths for terrorist activities in India. "Therefore, the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan and all its manifestations have been inserted in the First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967," the notification said.
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May - 25 May - 22
A multi-agency probe involving Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Customs and India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has begun on suspicion of narco-terrorism soon after six Pakistan nationals were arrested in high sea off Gujarat coas
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A multi-agency probe involving Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Customs and India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has begun on suspicion of narco-terrorism soon after six Pakistan nationals were arrested in high sea off Gujarat coast from a fishing boat from Karachi, reports Times of India on May 25. This incident was earlier reported by South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) on May 22. In a simultaneous operation, three Pakistani and three Nepali nationals were arrested in Kathmandu with Rs 7.6 crore in fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of Rs 2000 denomination. “Those arrested included FICN kingpin Yunus Ansari,” said a senior DRI official. Ansari is known to have links with India’s most wanted don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan intelligence agency ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and has been responsible for running FICN network from Nepal. He is also suspected to have links with proscribed Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that has been responsible for several bomb blasts in India. Son of a former Cabinet minister of Nepal Saleem Mia Ansari, Yunus was arrested twice earlier in 2010 and in 2014 based on DRI information for circulating FICN. “In the last few months, maritime route in the Indian Ocean has been exploited by the international organised narcotic smuggling syndicates for trafficking drugs. The other sensitive route has been India-Pakistan border in J&K where DRI had made seizure of heroin and arms and ammunition in a joint operation with Indian army last year,” a senior DRI official said.
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June - 26 
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on June 26, said that Pakistan’s state-sponsored ‘large-scale industry of terrorism’ prevents its Government from behaving like a “normal neighbour”, reports Daily Excelsior. In a live video link from New Delhi to address the Leaders’ Summit as part of UK-Indi
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on June 26, said that Pakistan’s state-sponsored ‘large-scale industry of terrorism’ prevents its Government from behaving like a “normal neighbour”, reports Daily Excelsior. In a live video link from New Delhi to address the Leaders’ Summit as part of UK-India Week in Buckinghamshire near London, he called on countries like Britain to be more proactive in calling out nations that obstruct the international rules-based order because “a lot of what Pakistan is doing today, affects the rest of the world, including the UK”. “This kind of large-scale industry of terrorism, which is done with the blessing of the state because the state thinks it is an instrument against the neighbour… it is increasingly unacceptable to India, and more and more countries are coming around to that view,” he said, in response to a question about the political situation vis-à-vis Pakistan.
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June - 28 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah on June 28 stated in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) that Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in a democratic, free and fair manner as soon as the Election Commission announces the dates, reports Daily Excelsior. The Lok Sabha als
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah on June 28 stated in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) that Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in a democratic, free and fair manner as soon as the Election Commission announces the dates, reports Daily Excelsior. The Lok Sabha also gave its nod to extend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for another six months beginning July 3. Amit Shah also told Lok Sabha that Article 370 of the Constitution which extends special status to Jammu and Kashmir, is ‘temporary in nature’ and ‘not permanent’. The Lok Sabha also cleared the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, to replace an ordinance issued by the previous government. People living along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will get benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in professional courses on par with those living along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC), according to the bill.
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July - 1 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah, on July 1, charged the separatists with sending their own children to foreign countries for studies and jobs and misleading common youth of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Taking separatists to task, he said kin of one of the Hurriyat leaders wa
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah, on July 1, charged the separatists with sending their own children to foreign countries for studies and jobs and misleading common youth of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Taking separatists to task, he said kin of one of the Hurriyat leaders was earning INR 3 million in a foreign country while children of another separatist Aasiya Andrabi were studying in the foreign countries. About 100 kin of the separatists were taking education in foreign schools but in J&K, they call for closure of educational institutions and mislead the people and youth of the Valley, he asserted and said 43 persons including 24 separatists have been arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA). Yet, UHM Shah said the Government will win hearts of the people in J&K and they will embrace us. The UHM was speaking in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament) on statutory resolution seeking extension of President’s Rule in J&K by another six months beyond July 3 and a bill granting three percent reservations in Government jobs and educational institutions to the people living along the International Border (IB). The resolution as well as the bill were approved by the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) had approved them on June 28. President Ram Nath Kovind will now issue a proclamation extending President’s rule in J&K by another six months.
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July - 2 
As many as 160 members and sympathisers of the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) have been arrested so far from different parts of the country, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) was informed on July 2, reports First post. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy
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As many as 160 members and sympathisers of the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) have been arrested so far from different parts of the country, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) was informed on July 2, reports First post. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said intelligence inputs on terror threats are regularly shared with the State Governments and agencies concerned with the advice to take appropriate steps and sensitise their field formations to prevent any untoward incident. "The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the states police have registered cases against IS members and sympathisers and have arrested 160 accused so far all over the country," he said replying a written question. Reddy said some instances of individuals from different states including Kerala, joining the IS have come to the notice of central and state security agencies.
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July - 2 
Inputs with the Central Government point to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), declared as a terrorist outfit only recently, using some madrasas in Burdwan and Murshidabad in West Bengal for radicalising and recruiting local youth for terrorist activities, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs
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Inputs with the Central Government point to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), declared as a terrorist outfit only recently, using some madrasas in Burdwan and Murshidabad in West Bengal for radicalising and recruiting local youth for terrorist activities, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 2. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, in written reply, said inputs regarding JMB influence in madrasas had been shared with the state governments and agencies concerned, “with the advice to take appropriate action”. JMB, the terror outfit behind the 2014 Burdwan blast and Bodh Gaya blast last year (2018), was declared a terrorist outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in May this year.
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July - 2 
Karnataka appears to be emerging as a hotbed of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) circulation, with counterfeit notes with a face value of INR 24,728 (on an average) being seized every day over the past three and a half years, reports The Times of India. Various state and central agencies seized FIC
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Karnataka appears to be emerging as a hotbed of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) circulation, with counterfeit notes with a face value of INR 24,728 (on an average) being seized every day over the past three and a half years, reports The Times of India. Various state and central agencies seized FICN with a face value of INR 3.1 crore in Karnataka during the period, whereas the nationwide haul was around INR 75.5 crore. The figures came to light through a reply by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to a query in Parliament. A National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer, on condition of anonymity, said that currency racketeers from Bangladesh have managed to cultivate a network in the State. “They have changed their bases after getting exposed. We have found their presence in Belagavi, where fake currency was circulated among daily-wage labourers and workers in sugar factories. Locals working on commission basis to pump fake notes into circulation have also been arrested in the past. They use the Maharashtra border to enter Karnataka. In all these cases, we found that racketeers chose poor locals and lured them with attractive commissions,” he explained. “In other instances, we have found fake currency being circulated among coffee plantation labourers. They either use Bengaluru’s outskirts as a transit point or distribute it from small towns. Their network is sophisticated and most of the operators don’t know each other. They work for a quick buck and transport fake notes via train, bus or other means of transport,” the officer explained. Banks deposited INR 1 crore FICNs in RBI, Karnataka.
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July - 3 
The Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on July 3 said that there should not be any kind of training for terrorists in India, reports Business Standard. "Be it a madrasa or any other place, there shouldn't be training for terrorists anywhere in India. The Indian government is wor
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The Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on July 3 said that there should not be any kind of training for terrorists in India, reports Business Standard. "Be it a madrasa or any other place, there shouldn't be training for terrorists anywhere in India. The Indian government is working with zero tolerance against terrorism and will continue doing that. Be it Pakistan border or India, we will work towards wiping out terrorism from the country," said the Minister.
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July - 3 
The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 800 terrorists since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha (lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 3, reports Daily Excelsior. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State in the Defence
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The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 800 terrorists since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha (lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 3, reports Daily Excelsior. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 terrorists were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, 140 in 2016 and 210 in 2017. “The security forces are combating the terrorists’ activities, both along the Line of Control by eliminating the infiltration bids and in hinterland by carrying out counter-terrorist operations and responding to terrorist-initiated incidents,” Naik said. The minister said sustained operations conducted by the security forces “have resulted in (the) elimination of (a) large number of terrorists”. Replying to a separate question, Naik said firm and decisive response was given by the Army to the ceasefire violations on the India-Pakistan border. In March, April and May, 2019, he said 267, 234, 221 cases of ceasefire violations were reported, respectively.
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July - 4 
Reported Pakistani actions against terrorists and terror groups have exposed the country’s complicity in using terrorism as a tool of statecraft, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on July 4, reports The Hindu. MEA’s official spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar said that Islamabad should take irrev
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Reported Pakistani actions against terrorists and terror groups have exposed the country’s complicity in using terrorism as a tool of statecraft, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on July 4, reports The Hindu. MEA’s official spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar said that Islamabad should take irreversible steps against the groups that are responsible for incidents like the 26/11 Mumbai attack. “Pakistan claims that they have taken steps against terrorists and terrorist outfits, but when it comes to taking action against the people that we have demanded, they go into a denial mode, they even deny that they exist in their country. On the other hand, they try to show the international community that they are taking some action against terrorist groups operating from their soil. They stand completely exposed as far as their claim of taking steps against terrorist groups in Pakistan is concerned,” said Raveesh Kumar. He also said that Pakistan’s announced financial crackdown on banned militant groups is not sufficient. The MEA spokesperson said that “cosmetic” steps were not going to “fool” India. The steps against the terror outfits were undertaken just days after Pakistan faced the heat at the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and barely escaped from being blacklisted. Pakistan faced the threat of getting blacklisted after FATF pointed out that it had neither investigated nor taken action against UN proscribed terrorists like Hafiz Saeed. The spokesperson pointed out that Pakistan had failed to act against underworld don and terror mastermind Dawood Ibrahim who is accused of funding the 1993 Mumbai blasts that killed hundreds of Indians and foreigners.
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July - 5 
Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat at an event to commemorate 20 years of Operation Vijay, India's limited war against Pakistan in Kargil at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment on July 5 said Pakistan will not dare to attempt to infiltrate India like it did Kargil in 1999 because it has se
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Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat at an event to commemorate 20 years of Operation Vijay, India's limited war against Pakistan in Kargil at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment on July 5 said Pakistan will not dare to attempt to infiltrate India like it did Kargil in 1999 because it has seen the consequences, reports Times of India. He asserted "There is no such area that we have left unguarded. Our surveillance team is keeping a tight watch and regularly patrolling the areas. We don't think Pakistan will attempt something like that (as during Kargil) because they have seen the consequences... I can clearly say, in coming days and years, Pakistan will not dare to attempt any infiltration."
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July - 8 
A bill which seeks to allow an individual suspected to have terror links to be designated as a 'terrorist' was introduced in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 8, reports India Today. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, who introduced the bill on behalf of Union Home Ministe
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A bill which seeks to allow an individual suspected to have terror links to be designated as a 'terrorist' was introduced in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 8, reports India Today. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, who introduced the bill on behalf of Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah, said when the United Nations (UN) can name Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed as a terrorist, why can't India do the same with such people. Asserting that the Government believes in "zero tolerance" towards terrorism, the Minister said a provision is needed to designate "individual terrorist" in the law. Rejecting claims that there was no pre-legislative consultation, the Minister said the draft bill was uploaded (perhaps on the Home Ministry website) in December 2016. However, opposing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, opposition parties claimed that in the name of tackling terror, fundamental rights of an individual cannot be foregone.
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July - 9 
India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Syed Akbaruddin, on July 9, at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meet, highlighted the link between terrorism and organised crime and explained how the co-existence and mutation of the two can pose a major threat to
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India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Syed Akbaruddin, on July 9, at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meet, highlighted the link between terrorism and organised crime and explained how the co-existence and mutation of the two can pose a major threat to international peace and security, reports Zee News. Syed Akbaruddin said, “In our region, we have seen the mutation of Dawood Ibrahim’s criminal syndicate into a terrorist network known as the D-Company. D-Company’s illegitimate economic activities may be little known outside, but for us, such activities as gold smuggling, counterfeit currency, arms and drug trafficking from a safe haven that declines to acknowledge even his existence, are a real and present danger.” “Success of collective action to denude ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is a pointer that Council’s focused attention can and does yield results. A similar degree of interest in addressing threats posed by proscribed individuals, such as Dawood Ibrahim and his D-Company as well as proscribed entities, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba, listed as affiliates of Al-Qaeda, under the 1267 sanctions regime, will serve all of us well,” said the senior diplomat. Akbaruddin was speaking at an open debate on 'Threats to International Peace and Security: Linkages between International Terrorism and Organised Crime'.
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July - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons, identified as Hassan Ali (28), and Harish Mohamed (32) for allegedly conspiring to form a terror group in the State from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14, reports Hindustan Times. The duo was arrested a day after a 14-member
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons, identified as Hassan Ali (28), and Harish Mohamed (32) for allegedly conspiring to form a terror group in the State from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14, reports Hindustan Times. The duo was arrested a day after a 14-member team of NIA officials conducted raids on July 13 at four locations in Chennai and Nagapattinam and busted a gang which allegedly conspired, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in the country. The NIA said it recovered nine mobiles, 15 SIM cards, seven memory cards, three laptops, five hard discs, six pen drives, two tablets and three CDs/DVDs besides documents including magazines, banners, notices, posters and books during the raids on July 13. NIA, in its statement, said that the arrests were made on the basis of “incriminating facts revealed during the searches and subsequent investigation”. It added that Ali and Mohamed were produced in a special NIA court in Chennai and remanded in the agency’s custody until July 24. The Times of India adds that according to NIA sources, a new Tamil Nadu based terror outfit, ‘Ansarulla’ was “planning to strike at democratic institutions with terror acts in order to establish the rule of Sharia in the country”. NIA had on July 9 registered a case against three identified accused and others based on NIA’s information regarding the group’s plans to strike terror in the country, for which they had collected funds and made preparations. “The group’s intention was to strike at the democratic institutions of India with the intention of establishing supremacy of Sharia law,” an NIA officer said. The NIA also said that the accused and others “while being within and beyond India, had conspired and conducted consequent preparations to wage war against the Government of India by forming the terrorist gang Ansarulla”. As for the linkages of the Ansarulla to a known jihadi outfit like the Islamic State (IS), an officer said the same shall be established after forensically examining the documents and computer resources recovered during the searches.
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July - 15 
The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15 passed a bill to give more powers to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah asserting that the law will be used to finish off terrorism and not to target any community, reports The Times of India. T
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The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15 passed a bill to give more powers to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah asserting that the law will be used to finish off terrorism and not to target any community, reports The Times of India. The amendments to the NIA Act will allow the agency to probe terrorist acts against Indians and Indian interests abroad, cybercrimes and cases of human trafficking. Amit Shah said that terrorism is neither "Left nor Right" and doesn't have any religion, caste, colour or gender. He also said the Government will take all stakeholders along in fighting terrorism in a zero-tolerance policy.
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July - 15 
There is a declining trend in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15, reports Business Standard. "The data as reported by RBI and seizure of Fake Indian Counterfeit Not
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There is a declining trend in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 15, reports Business Standard. "The data as reported by RBI and seizure of Fake Indian Counterfeit Notes (FICN) by state police and other agencies as reported by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveal that there is a declining trend in the circulation of FICN in the country," she said in a written reply. Sitharaman, however, said West Bengal Police reported that the flow of FICNs continues from the Indo-Bangladesh border, particularly in the Malda area (Malda District of West Bengal). "However, all such FICNs were of low quality i.e. computer generated or manipulated," the Minister noted. She also said after the withdrawal of the legal tender status of INR 1,000 and INR 500 currency notes on November 8, 2016, there have been no reported cases of seizure of High Quality FICNs of INR 2,000 and INR 500 denomination till early 2019. "As such, there does not appear to be any appreciable loss now," she said.
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July - 16 
The statements of 14 Islamic radicals, who were deported from UAE and later arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA), revealed a ‘meticulous plan to foment unrest’ in Tamil Nadu using terror modules/activities, reports The Times of India on July 17. NIA officials said one of the suspects, Has
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The statements of 14 Islamic radicals, who were deported from UAE and later arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA), revealed a ‘meticulous plan to foment unrest’ in Tamil Nadu using terror modules/activities, reports The Times of India on July 17. NIA officials said one of the suspects, Hasan Ali, is an Islamic State (IS) operative assigned to collect explosives, poison, vehicles and knives and also get recruits. Ali and his associate Harish Mohammed were arrested from Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu on July 14 while the other 14 suspects were arrested on July 15. All 16 suspects were produced before a special court at Poonamalee on July 16 and were remanded in judicial custody till July 25. An official of the NIA said the suspects had formed several fronts, such as Wahadat-e-Islami, Jamaat Wahadat-ui-Islam-al-Jihadiya, Jihadist Islamic Unit and Ansarallah, to ‘spread terror’ and ‘establish an Islamic State’ in Tamil Nadu.
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July - 17 
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 17 stated in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) that the Government would identify illegal immigrants staying in any part of the country and deport them, reports Assam Tribune.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 17 stated in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) that the Government would identify illegal immigrants staying in any part of the country and deport them, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 18 
The 16 arrested members of Tamil Nadu-based radical Islamist outfit ‘Ansarulla’ busted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week, were inspired by global jihadi groups like Islamic State (IS), al Qaeda and homegrown terrorist outfit Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Time
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The 16 arrested members of Tamil Nadu-based radical Islamist outfit ‘Ansarulla’ busted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week, were inspired by global jihadi groups like Islamic State (IS), al Qaeda and homegrown terrorist outfit Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports The Times of India. NIA on July 18 said that the accused persons - nine of who were arrested on July 13 and the remaining seven on July 15 - had been actively recruiting individuals to strike terror in India and also routinely posting videos and other jihadi propaganda material on social media, exhorting their supporters to conduct terrorist attacks using various methods including the use of explosives, poison, knives and vehicles. NIA said Ansarulla, comprising allegedly highly-radicalised individuals residing within India and abroad, had conspired and conducted preparations including collecting money to wage war against the Government of India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in India. According to NIA, on July 13, they had arrested nine accused namely Hassan Ali, native of Nagapattinam; Harish Mohamed hailing from Nagapattinam; Mohamed Ibrahim, native of Nagapattinam; Meeran Ghani, native of Theni; Gulam Nabi Asath, native of Peramballur; Rafi Ahamed, native of Ramanathapuram; Munthasir, native of Ramanathapuram; Umar Barook, native of Thanjavur; and Farook, native of Ramanathapuram. Subsequently, on July 15, NIA arrested seven more accused in the case namely Mohamed Sheik Maitheen, native of Madurai; Ahamed Azarudhen, native of Thiruvarur; Toufiq Ahmed, native of Chennai; Mohamed Ibrahim, native of Tirunelveli; Mohammed Afzar, native of Theni; Mohideen Seeni Shahul Hameed, native of Ramanathapuram and Faizal Sharief, native of Ramanathapuram.
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July - 19 
The Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami on July 19 told the State Assembly that the State government is monitoring the activities of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers and the de-radicalisation of 36 youths with IS leanings was under way, reports The Hindu. “The activities of Isl
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The Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami on July 19 told the State Assembly that the State government is monitoring the activities of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers and the de-radicalisation of 36 youths with IS leanings was under way, reports The Hindu. “The activities of Islamic fundamentalists, who are owing allegiance to ISIS are being closely monitored. De-radicalisation is under process for 36 youths, who were found to be leaning towards ISIS,” he said. A special team of the intelligence wing was watching social media for posts/activities of pro-IS elements besides monitoring the IS magazines, including Dabiq/Rumiyah and Jundal Khilafah Kashmir’s (a Jammu and Kashmir-based pro-Islamic State organisation) online magazine Al Risalah, he added.
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July - 21 
Nainital Police launched an investigation after 52 Haldwani residents (Nainital District of Uttarakhand) were found to be the members of a pro-Khalistan Facebook group, reports The Times of India. Police said that the Facebook group named “Hindustan Vs Khalistan” is a private group and the posts of
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Nainital Police launched an investigation after 52 Haldwani residents (Nainital District of Uttarakhand) were found to be the members of a pro-Khalistan Facebook group, reports The Times of India. Police said that the Facebook group named “Hindustan Vs Khalistan” is a private group and the posts of the members cannot be viewed by any non-group member. They added that the group is pretty active online and uploads at least 10 posts per day. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Nainital District, Sunil Kumar Meena said that "Nothing can be said conclusively as the matter is presently being looked into." According to Police sources, Haldwani, Rudrapur, and Udham Singh Nagar (Udham Singh Nagar District) have seen a surge in the online purchase of T-shirts with pro-Khalistan message in the past few months. A member of the local intelligence unit of the district said that, "We are tracking the sales of such products and the online activity of the said group. Soon, a report will be submitted to senior officials in the matter."
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July - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 22 sought time before the Bombay High Court (Mumbai in Maharashtra) to decide whether a truncated copy alone can be supplied to the accused facing trial in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, reports The Times of India. NIA counsel Sandesh Patil sa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 22 sought time before the Bombay High Court (Mumbai in Maharashtra) to decide whether a truncated copy alone can be supplied to the accused facing trial in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, reports The Times of India. NIA counsel Sandesh Patil said the agency will not examine prosecution witnesses whose names were not disclosed in the truncated list supplied to the accused in the on-going trial before a special court in Mumbai. The HC will hear the matter now on August 2. One of the accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, had filed a plea to demanding the list of names of witnesses and an untruncated chargesheet copy.
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July - 23 
The Director General of Police (DGP) Vijay Kumar Singh on July 23 said that good work has been done in Madhya Pradesh to prevent cybercrime, reports The Pioneer. The DGP, while addressing the inaugural session of the five-day training program on the issue of cybercrime in Bhopal, said that cyber sec
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The Director General of Police (DGP) Vijay Kumar Singh on July 23 said that good work has been done in Madhya Pradesh to prevent cybercrime, reports The Pioneer. The DGP, while addressing the inaugural session of the five-day training program on the issue of cybercrime in Bhopal, said that cyber security is a big challenge for the Police and continuity of efforts to gain expertise for effective control and interpretation of cybercrimes. He said that it is a matter of happiness that the new officers joining the police are well aware of the cyber world and cybercrime.
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July - 24 
The Government of India on July 24 said that it has provided INR 18.02 crore to State Governments from 2016-17 to 2018-19 as financial assistance for civilian victims of terror and communal violence, reports Business Standard. The Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy stated in Rajya Sab
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The Government of India on July 24 said that it has provided INR 18.02 crore to State Governments from 2016-17 to 2018-19 as financial assistance for civilian victims of terror and communal violence, reports Business Standard. The Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy stated in Rajya Sabha(Upper House of Indian Parliament) that the Ministry is administering a scheme "Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian Victim/Family of Victims of Terrorist/Communal/LWE Violence and Cross Border Firing and Mine/IED Blasts on Indian Territory" for assistance to civilian victims. "During the years 2016-17 to 2018-19, an amount of INR 5.54 crore, INR 7.98 crore and INR 4.5 crore has been reimbursed to state governments under the Central Scheme for providing financial assistance to a total number of 350,462 and 371 civilian victims respectively," he said. He also said that during 2016-17 and 2017-18, an amount of INR 1.52 crore and INR 3.68 crore has been reimbursed to State Governments for providing assistance to Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected civilians and Security Force (SF) personnel.
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July - 24 
The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 24 passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill 2019, intended to allow designation of an individual, wanted for terror-related crimes, as "terrorist", reports The Times of India. The bill, with its amendments to give more bite t
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The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on July 24 passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill 2019, intended to allow designation of an individual, wanted for terror-related crimes, as "terrorist", reports The Times of India. The bill, with its amendments to give more bite to anti-terror provisions was passed 287 votes to eight in the Lok Sabha. Amid strong protests and a walkout by opposition parties, the Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah stated that the idea is to nip terrorism in the bud and the Government will ensure that the law will not be misused.
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July - 25 
According to the Police investigation, people in coastal areas were the primary targets of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket from Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala which was busted by the Police on July 25, reports The New Indian Express. “A bulk of the fake notes were ci
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According to the Police investigation, people in coastal areas were the primary targets of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket from Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala which was busted by the Police on July 25, reports The New Indian Express. “A bulk of the fake notes were circulated in coastal areas on the instructions of Shameer, a resident of Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode, the fourth accused. This was done to avoid detection, as the members of the racket felt using the notes in the city would easily expose them,” said a Police officer. “The fake notes were also spent at beverage outlets and given to migrant labourers,” the officer said. SATP had earlier reported that five persons were arrested in two separate incidents from Kerala on July 24 and 25.
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July - 25 
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, on July 25, commenting on the existence of terror groups in Pakistan, said that it is a striking admission by Pakistan leadership, reports India Today. Raveesh Kumar said that Pakistan Prime Minister "has also made such an admission"
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, on July 25, commenting on the existence of terror groups in Pakistan, said that it is a striking admission by Pakistan leadership, reports India Today. Raveesh Kumar said that Pakistan Prime Minister "has also made such an admission". "This is not the first time that such an admission has been made. PM Imran Khan has also made such an admission. Since he had admitted that they have terror camps and terrorists, it is now incumbent upon them to take action, " the spokesperson said. He also said that "the terrorists should be neutralised". "We [India] feel that half-hearted action for consumption of international community and some people won't do. The terrorists should be neutralised in an irreversible manner," Raveesh Kumar added.
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July - 26 
The Minister for State (MoS) for Home Nityananda Rai stated in the Parliament that December 2020 has been set as the dead line to complete 4096-kilometre-long India-Bangladesh border fencing, reports Northeast Now on July 27. Around 2803.013 kilometres have been sealed and 169.64 Kilometres remain t
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The Minister for State (MoS) for Home Nityananda Rai stated in the Parliament that December 2020 has been set as the dead line to complete 4096-kilometre-long India-Bangladesh border fencing, reports Northeast Now on July 27. Around 2803.013 kilometres have been sealed and 169.64 Kilometres remain to be sealed. A total of 3326.14 kilometre has been sanctioned for fencing.
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July - 29 
The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during a visit to Mozambique, said that India will co-operate with Mozambique to fight terrorism and radicalization, reports The Hindu Business Line. Mozambique asked for help to deal with the growing menace and Rajnath Singh gave an assurance of assistance,
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The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during a visit to Mozambique, said that India will co-operate with Mozambique to fight terrorism and radicalization, reports The Hindu Business Line. Mozambique asked for help to deal with the growing menace and Rajnath Singh gave an assurance of assistance, according to a statement on the Indian Government’s website on July 30. The pledge comes after Islamic State (IS) announced its presence in Mozambique in June, though India’s statement did not refer to any specific group.
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August - 1 
The coastline of Gujarat has emerged as an international drug smuggling transit hub in the last two years where contraband worth as much as INR 7,000 crore have been seized in five different incidents, reports The Times of India on August 2. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) DIG (Deputy Inspector General)
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The coastline of Gujarat has emerged as an international drug smuggling transit hub in the last two years where contraband worth as much as INR 7,000 crore have been seized in five different incidents, reports The Times of India on August 2. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) DIG (Deputy Inspector General) Himanshu Shukla said that, “Increased deterrence on Punjab border and cancellation of LoC (Line of Control) trade with Pakistan have led to an increase in narcotics smuggling using the Gujarat coast.” Gujarat has turned into a hotbed for smuggling activity after a long time. In the eighties and nineties, the sea routes close to Okha, Salaya, Tuna and Mandvi were used to smuggle gold, electronic goods and even explosives. The Gujarat ATS has intercepted and seized contraband from these same routes, said sources. “There is increased surveillance by United States (US) under Combined Task Force-150 in Gulf of Hormuz. Also, there is strong deterrence by Sri Lankan Navy which shoots smugglers on sight. These, along with the break-up of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) smuggling network have increased the attempts of smuggling using the Gujarat route recently,” sources added. Among other reasons, the Gujarat ATS has found increased demand for drugs expected from some football fans at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in 2022 at Doha, Qatar, to be spurring drug smuggling through Gujarat’s coastal waters. ATS is of the view that they are trying to use India as a transit route to West Asia that will be hosting the FIFA event for the first time.
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August - 1 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 said it has attached assets worth INR 17.3 million of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali in connection with a terror funding and money laundering case, reports Daily Excelsior. It said a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laun
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 said it has attached assets worth INR 17.3 million of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali in connection with a terror funding and money laundering case, reports Daily Excelsior. It said a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for attachment of INR 14.8 million worth immovable properties of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali’s family and INR 2.5 million of his deposits in a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in New Delhi. The businessman is being probed for his alleged terror links with banned Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its ‘chief’ Hafiz Sayed, by both the ED and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). “Watali has been found to be involved in fund raising and as a financial conduit of Hurriyat leaders,” the ED had said earlier. “The document clearly indicates that Watali was receiving money from Hafiz Saeed (LeT and Jamaat-Ud-Dawa chief), from ISI, from the Pakistan High Commission at New Delhi and also from a source based in Dubai,” it said. Watali is lodged in the Tihar jail at present in connection with the NIA case.
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August - 2 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on August 2, said the deployment of paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was based on the security situation there and requirements of rotation, and that such things are not discussed in the public domain, reports The Times of India. Over 280 companies o
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on August 2, said the deployment of paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was based on the security situation there and requirements of rotation, and that such things are not discussed in the public domain, reports The Times of India. Over 280 companies of Security Forces (SFs) are in the process of being deployed in the Kashmir valley, official sources said. "Based on the assessment of the internal security situation, training requirements, the need for paramilitary troops to be rotated for rest and recuperation, induction and de-induction of central forces is a continuous and dynamic process," the sources said.
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August - 2 
The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on August 2 passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Amendment Bill after days of deadlock between the Government and opposition parties over the controversial legislation, reports India Today. Out of the total members who voted, 147 M
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The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on August 2 passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Amendment Bill after days of deadlock between the Government and opposition parties over the controversial legislation, reports India Today. Out of the total members who voted, 147 MPs (Member of Parliament) were in favour of passing the new changes to the anti-terror bill while 42 voted against it. One of the contentious parts among the amendments is that it will give the Government power to declare any individual as a terrorist. Earlier, the Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah responded to concerns Opposition had raised with regards to the bill. Shah said that the sole purpose of the UAPA Amendment Bill is to fight terror and it has no other ulterior motive. "This (UAPA) Act is to fight terror and has no other purpose," he said. The Home Minister also said that it is important to identify terrorists individually and not just terror organisations.
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August - 4 
The recent seizures of over 1,100 kg of heroin in the Indian subcontinent have left the investigating agencies worried about a spurt in the activities of Pakistan-based drug-trafficking syndicates in the region, reports The Hindu on August 5. The seized heroin is suspected to be of Afghanistan origi
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The recent seizures of over 1,100 kg of heroin in the Indian subcontinent have left the investigating agencies worried about a spurt in the activities of Pakistan-based drug-trafficking syndicates in the region, reports The Hindu on August 5. The seized heroin is suspected to be of Afghanistan origin. An enforcement agency official said that, “Three routes are traditionally used for global distribution of Afghan heroin: the Balkans, Central Asian countries and the Indian subcontinent. Since 2015, there has been a decline in seizures on the Balkans and Central Asian routes. However, they have of late increased in the subcontinent”. The recent inland seizures have also pointed to the role of Pakistan-based syndicates, the official said. A case in point is the seizure by the Customs at the Attari Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Amritsar District of Punjab in June of 532 kg of heroin and 52 kg of other drugs. They had been declared rock salt. The alleged kingpin, Tariq Ahmed Lone of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested, along with importer Gurpinder Singh. “The consignment was booked in the name of Global Vision Impex, a front for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in Lahore,” the official said. The seizure came a couple of months after India suspended cross-border trade through Kashmir as the route was being used to push in drugs and weapons. In several cases, the agencies have come across evidence of drug money being used to fund terror activities.
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August - 6 
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 6 defended India's decision to remove Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is an internal matter of New Delhi and is aimed at ‘reducing regional disparity and improving efficiency’, reports The Times of India. The UAE ambassa
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 6 defended India's decision to remove Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is an internal matter of New Delhi and is aimed at ‘reducing regional disparity and improving efficiency’, reports The Times of India. The UAE ambassador to India, Dr Ahmad Al Banna stated that, “The reorganisation of states is not a unique incident in the history of independent India & that it was mainly aimed at reducing regional disparity and improving efficiency. It is an internal matter as stipulated by the Indian Constitution." The UAE is a member state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
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August - 8 
After Pakistan downgraded its ties with India and cancelled the operation of Samjhauta Express train service, India on August 8 termed these moves as an attempt to present an alarming picture to the world about relations between the two countries, reports The Pioneer. Urging Islamabad to review its
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After Pakistan downgraded its ties with India and cancelled the operation of Samjhauta Express train service, India on August 8 termed these moves as an attempt to present an alarming picture to the world about relations between the two countries, reports The Pioneer. Urging Islamabad to review its decision, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Constitution was, is and will always be a sovereign matter and asserted that the recent developments pertaining to Article 370 are entirely India’s internal affair. The MEA said Pakistan’s perception of India’s developmental move is not surprising as Islamabad has utilised such sentiments to justify sponsorship of its cross-border terrorism against India.
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August - 8 
Indian Navy is also on high alert in anticipation of a possible terror strike through 7514 kilometres coastline in the wake of Parliament stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and splitting the state into two Union Territories (UTs), an unnamed senior official said, reports Hindustan Tim
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Indian Navy is also on high alert in anticipation of a possible terror strike through 7514 kilometres coastline in the wake of Parliament stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and splitting the state into two Union Territories (UTs), an unnamed senior official said, reports Hindustan Times on August 9. “We are on a state of heightened alert on the eastern and western seaboards,” the official said. In addition, surveillance through radars along the coast and assets have been positioned at critical points to keep a watch, the officer said.
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August - 12 
Even as vigil along Odisha coast has been intensified by the Indian Coast Guard, Navy and Police following intelligence inputs of possible entry of anti-nationals following the scrapping of Article 370, coastal security in Jagatsinghpur District are in shambles, New Indian Express reports on August
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Even as vigil along Odisha coast has been intensified by the Indian Coast Guard, Navy and Police following intelligence inputs of possible entry of anti-nationals following the scrapping of Article 370, coastal security in Jagatsinghpur District are in shambles, New Indian Express reports on August 13. Coastal security system has been affected by shortage of manpower, interceptor boats, infrastructure, arms and ammunition, electronic gadgets and adequate training to marine police personnel. The District has three marine Police Stations and none are well-equipped to effectively ensure security of the coastline. Jagatsinghpur SP in-charge Biswanath Mishra said despite staff crunch and shortage of boats in the marine police stations, security has been tightened along the coast to thwart possible influx of illegal immigrants through sea. “The marine police are on high alert and patrolling has been beefed up in coordination with the Coast Guard and CISF to keep a vigil on suspicious movement of vessels,” he said. A three-tier patrolling system has been put in place to secure the coast of Odisha. While the Indian Navy patrols the high seas and carries out aerial reconnaissance with vessel-based aircraft, the intermediate layer comprising the Exclusive Economic Zone (between 12 and 200 nautical miles) is taken care of the Coast Guard. The territorial waters are patrolled by joint patrolling teams comprising personnel drawn from the Customs and State Marine Police.
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August - 15 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 announced creation of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as head of the tri-services in his address on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, reports Times of India on August 15. CDS will ensure synergy among the three services and provide effective leadership t
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 announced creation of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as head of the tri-services in his address on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, reports Times of India on August 15. CDS will ensure synergy among the three services and provide effective leadership to them. "Our government has decided to have a chief of defence staff CDS," Modi said.
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August - 16 
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh suggested while visiting Pokhran in Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan on August 16, that India’s no-first-use nuclear posture may not be sacrosanct, reports the Times of India.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh suggested while visiting Pokhran in Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan on August 16, that India’s no-first-use nuclear posture may not be sacrosanct, reports the Times of India.
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August - 16 
Times of India reports on August 17 that no work has been carried out in the Pakistan portion of Kartarpur Corridor for six consecutive days. This has triggered speculation about Islamabad’s intent regarding the completion of the project. It also has coincided with Pakistan’s downgrading of diplomat
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Times of India reports on August 17 that no work has been carried out in the Pakistan portion of Kartarpur Corridor for six consecutive days. This has triggered speculation about Islamabad’s intent regarding the completion of the project. It also has coincided with Pakistan’s downgrading of diplomatic ties with India. Sources stated that “Earlier we had assumed that due to Eid they didn’t carry out work on August 11 and 12. Then it was Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 14. But it’s surprising that no construction activity was visible on their side either on August 15 and 16.” Earlier on August 8, Pakistan had stated that ‘’ Notwithstanding the latest developments, Pakistan’s Kartarpur initiative shall continue. Pakistan respects all religions and would continue the project”.
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August - 18 
The Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on August 18 declared that there will be no talks with Pakistan till it acts against terrorism and if talks with the neighbouring country are held in future, they would be only on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), reports Daily Excelsior. In a series of tweets and
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The Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on August 18 declared that there will be no talks with Pakistan till it acts against terrorism and if talks with the neighbouring country are held in future, they would be only on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), reports Daily Excelsior. In a series of tweets and address to a rally at Kalka in Haryana, Rajnath said, “Some people say talks should be held with Pakistan but till it ends terrorism there will be no talks. And in future, if talks are held with Pakistan, they will be on PoK only’’. “About what should we talk? What’s the issue on which there should be talks? Why there should be a talk? If there would be any talk with Pakistan, it would happen only when Pakistan stops supporting terror from its soil,” he asserted. The Defence Minister said Pakistan Prime Minister (Imran Khan) has acknowledged Indian action in Balakote post-Pulwama terror attack. “Few days ago, the Prime Minister of Pakistan said that India is planning to take an action bigger than Balakote. It means that Pakistan Prime Minister has acknowledged what India did in Balakote,’’ Rajnath said.
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August - 19 
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Air Force is a “technologically advanced and extremely potent force”, reports Indian Express on August 20 at a seminar hosted by the IAF. He added that the “recent offensive against terror outfits in our neighbourhood speaks volumes about the reach and le
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Air Force is a “technologically advanced and extremely potent force”, reports Indian Express on August 20 at a seminar hosted by the IAF. He added that the “recent offensive against terror outfits in our neighbourhood speaks volumes about the reach and lethality of the formidable arm of the Indian Armed Forces”. The IAF, he said, “besides Army and Navy, needs to keep pace with the advancements in technology for enhancing operational capabilities”.
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August - 19 
Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted by India over allegations of terror-related activities and inciting extremism through hate speeches, has been banned from giving speeches in Malaysia, reports NDTV on August 20. In July 2018, India made a formal request to Malaysia asking for his extraditio
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Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted by India over allegations of terror-related activities and inciting extremism through hate speeches, has been banned from giving speeches in Malaysia, reports NDTV on August 20. In July 2018, India made a formal request to Malaysia asking for his extradition. However, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamed said he would not be deported "as long as he is not creating any problem".
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August - 22 
Countries like India, Iran, Russia and Turkey would have to fight against terrorists in Afghanistan at some point of time, U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 22, reports The Hindu. Moreover, asserting that the Islamic State (IS) was gone, he said the U.S. was holding thousands of IS fighters
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Countries like India, Iran, Russia and Turkey would have to fight against terrorists in Afghanistan at some point of time, U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 22, reports The Hindu. Moreover, asserting that the Islamic State (IS) was gone, he said the U.S. was holding thousands of IS fighters and Europe had to take them. And if Europe doesn’t take them, Mr. Trump said, he would have no choice but to release them into the countries from which they came, which was Germany and France.
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August - 23 
Anti-national activities will not be tolerated in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on August 23, after the arrest of four men, including former Bajrang Dal leader Balram Singh, in a terror-funding case, reports NDTV. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported that Balram
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Anti-national activities will not be tolerated in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on August 23, after the arrest of four men, including former Bajrang Dal leader Balram Singh, in a terror-funding case, reports NDTV. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported that Balram Singh, along with three other men, was arrested on August 21 from the Satna District for alleged links to a Pakistan-guided spying-terror funding ring.
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August - 23 
The Kerala Police on August 23 said that they are vigilant with the new information of terrorist movement in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu, reports Indian Express. While the Tamil Nadu Police has confirmed that the terrorists belong to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), there is no information yet by the Kerala P
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The Kerala Police on August 23 said that they are vigilant with the new information of terrorist movement in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu, reports Indian Express. While the Tamil Nadu Police has confirmed that the terrorists belong to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), there is no information yet by the Kerala Police authorities on the identities, nationalities or outfit these extremists belong to. Security checks will be stringent particularly in districts like Palakkad, Idukki, and Thiruvananthapuram which border Tamil Nadu.
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August - 26 
An ‘underwater wing’ of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is training people to carry out attacks but the Indian Navy is fully prepared to thwart any such attempt, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh said on August 26, reports moneycontrol.com. He said all stakeholders in coastal security are ensuring
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An ‘underwater wing’ of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is training people to carry out attacks but the Indian Navy is fully prepared to thwart any such attempt, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh said on August 26, reports moneycontrol.com. He said all stakeholders in coastal security are ensuring that there is no intrusion from the sea. "We have received intelligence (input) that an underwater wing of Jaish-e-Mohammed is training people to carry out attacks from water and that is one change…But we are fully prepared and will thwart any such attempt," he added.
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August - 26 
Malaysian Home Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on August 26, said Zakir Naik's statement has caused discomfort which is why it is necessary to ensure justice, reports India Today. Recently, in response to calls for his own deportation, Naik -- during a religious talk titled "Executive Talk Bersam
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Malaysian Home Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on August 26, said Zakir Naik's statement has caused discomfort which is why it is necessary to ensure justice, reports India Today. Recently, in response to calls for his own deportation, Naik -- during a religious talk titled "Executive Talk Bersama Dr Zakir Naik" -- had asked the Malaysian Chinese to "go back" first as they were the "old guests" of the country. "We are aware of Zakir's statements causing discomfort, hence it is important to ensure justice. No one is above the law. Certainly not citizens, much less a permanent resident, even one as respected for his knowledge as Zakir," Muhyiddin said.
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August - 26 
The Indian Army Chief, Bipin Rawat said Pakistan may end up instigating violence in Kashmir while trying to internationalise the issue in world forums, Asia Age reports on August 27. “From the rhetoric and false information campaign launched by Pakistan, it is evident they are likely to create a sit
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The Indian Army Chief, Bipin Rawat said Pakistan may end up instigating violence in Kashmir while trying to internationalise the issue in world forums, Asia Age reports on August 27. “From the rhetoric and false information campaign launched by Pakistan, it is evident they are likely to create a situation to instigate violence,” Bipin Rawat said. “We must gradually allow the people to appreciate the benefits that will accrue to them with the actions were taken by the government. Curbs on social media will prevent the spread of disinformation and therefore our actions should be calibrated,” General Rawat said.
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August - 26 
The United States (US) President Donald Trump said on August 26 that India and Pakistan can handle their dispute over Kashmir on their own, but he is there should they need him, reports Daily Times. The US President has previously offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir. Trump discu
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The United States (US) President Donald Trump said on August 26 that India and Pakistan can handle their dispute over Kashmir on their own, but he is there should they need him, reports Daily Times. The US President has previously offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir. Trump discussed the issue on the sidelines of a G7 summit in France with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who withdrew autonomy for the State of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. “We spoke last night about Kashmir, the prime minister really feels he has it under control,” he told reporters. “They speak with Pakistan and I’m sure that they will be able to do something that will be very good,” he said.
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August - 27 
Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar has criticised Pakistan for using terrorism as a diplomatic tool against India, adding that it is a very unique phenomenon, Zee News reports on August 28. Jaishankar also hit out at Pakistan for using terror as a state policy and a country that has bee
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Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar has criticised Pakistan for using terrorism as a diplomatic tool against India, adding that it is a very unique phenomenon, Zee News reports on August 28. Jaishankar also hit out at Pakistan for using terror as a state policy and a country that has been obstructing trade and connectivity in the region. Speaking in Moscow, Russia, he said, "Problem with Pakistan is very different. I would say if today you look at international relations, I cannot think of any other country in the world, which uses terrorism as a diplomatic tool against its neighbour. It is a very unique phenomenon." He highlighted how Islamabad refused to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India despite New Delhi granting it. Pakistan has also been hindering the connectivity between India and Afghanistan, he said. Jaishankar added that to increase connectivity, India and Afghanistan started the air corridor which has been expanded to many cities of both the countries. "So if you have a neighbour who will not trade with you normally, who would not allow connectivity, use terrorism as a means of pressurising you, it's not a normal thing. We have some unique problem out there. We will find ways to deal with," he added.
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August - 28 
The Union Home Ministry told a Tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) that the Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) was filing applications under the Right to Information Act (RTI) to help its members under trial in various courts, reports The Hindu on Augus
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The Union Home Ministry told a Tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) that the Students Islamic Movements of India (SIMI) was filing applications under the Right to Information Act (RTI) to help its members under trial in various courts, reports The Hindu on August 29. To impose the recent ban, the Tribunal examined at least 34 cases registered against the members of SIMI since January 2014 and noted that activists of SIMI continue to have “links with number of other terrorist organizations Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Islamic State (IS), Indian Mujahideen (IM) etc.” The Tamil Nadu Police deposed that “SIMI activists/cadres are regrouping themselves under the banner of Wahadat-e-Islaami Hind (WeIH) to expand their militant outreach among Muslim youth under the guise of spreading Islamic ideology. SIMI activists under the guise of WeIH continue to hold meetings, classes, symposium, seminars etc. to spread their anti-national ideology.” The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Delhi Police told the Tribunal that terror outfit Indian Mujahideen’s chief Riyaz Bhatkal “was making his efforts and using the cadres of SIMI for furthering the unlawful activities of IM.”
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August - 30 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB), has alerted Delhi Police against potential terror attacks, reports India.com on August 31. Its statement says “Al-umar-Mujahideen (AuM) is the new poster boy of ISI”. The Pakistan-based terror outfit, AuM, is led by Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias Mushtaq Latram, whose modul
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB), has alerted Delhi Police against potential terror attacks, reports India.com on August 31. Its statement says “Al-umar-Mujahideen (AuM) is the new poster boy of ISI”. The Pakistan-based terror outfit, AuM, is led by Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias Mushtaq Latram, whose module executed terror strike in Anantnag, near Srinagar on June 12 last, killing five CRPF jawans. The report also says AuM’s present headquarters is based in Muzaffarabad (PoK) where the outfit runs a terror camp under the supervision of ISI officials.
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August - 31 
Fifteen (15) Police Stations of Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha were linked with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on August 31, reports New Indian Express. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal for the convenience of people who face onli
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Fifteen (15) Police Stations of Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha were linked with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on August 31, reports New Indian Express. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal for the convenience of people who face online abuse and those who fall prey to financial fraud. Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Prakash R said the District has 11 territorial, three marine and one energy Police Stations. “All these 15 police stations were linked with National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and IICs concerned have been engaged as nodal officer for proper operationalisation and success of the portal,” he said.
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September - 1 
Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat said that the Indian army is set to deploy its first Integrated Battle Group (IBG) along the India- Pakistan border by the end of this year, reports Hindustan Times on September 2. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared the reorganisation of IX Corps, based
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Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat said that the Indian army is set to deploy its first Integrated Battle Group (IBG) along the India- Pakistan border by the end of this year, reports Hindustan Times on September 2. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared the reorganisation of IX Corps, based in Yol in Himachal Pradesh, to form the IBGs to be deployed along the western border. Raised in 2009, IX Corps is one of the army’s youngest corps and is part of the Chandimandir, based Western Army Command. “The IBGs, on an average, would comprise 20,000- 25,000 men, “said the officer. While each IBG will be a self-contained fighting unit, it can draw logistical support from other formations. The IBGs will be smaller and more flexible, allowing faster mobilisation. The Siliguri-based XXXIII Corps, tasked with protecting the Indo- Chinese (Tibetan) border including Sikkim, is next in line for being transformed into an IBS.
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September - 1 
India on September 1, thwarted an attempt by Pakistan to raise the Kashmir issue during the South Asian Speakers’ Summit held in Male, capital city of Maldives, reports Financial Express. Indian representative, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) Deputy Chairman, Harivansh Narayan Singh s
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India on September 1, thwarted an attempt by Pakistan to raise the Kashmir issue during the South Asian Speakers’ Summit held in Male, capital city of Maldives, reports Financial Express. Indian representative, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) Deputy Chairman, Harivansh Narayan Singh said that Islamabad should end all state-supported terrorism. Pakistan’s Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Suri tried to raise the Kashmir issue during the discussion on Sustainable Development Goals. “We strongly object to the raising of internal matter of India in this forum. We also reject to the politicisation of this forum by raising the issues which are extraneous to the theme of this summit,” Harivansh said.
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September - 1 
Kerala coastline was put on alert after a country-wide alert that Pakistan-based terror groups may launch their “Samundari Jihad” cadres to infiltrate into Indian coastal areas, reports New Indian Express on September 2. Intelligence officers said special shadow surveillance has been initiated to ke
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Kerala coastline was put on alert after a country-wide alert that Pakistan-based terror groups may launch their “Samundari Jihad” cadres to infiltrate into Indian coastal areas, reports New Indian Express on September 2. Intelligence officers said special shadow surveillance has been initiated to keep track of fishing boats operating off the Kerala coast. Reports said the terror groups have been undergoing psychological as well as combat training on advanced weapons and explosives for carrying out attacks from the sea. An un-named senior Police officer said the Centre has apprised the states of the attempts being planned by the terror groups to carry out guerilla attacks on Indian soil after infiltrating through the sea. “There has been communication on terror groups training their cadre for carrying out strikes from the sea against India. We have done an assessment of the security along the state’s coast to put in place foolproof security arrangements,” stated the officer. Also, State Police Chief Loknath Behera stated, “Kochi is one of the prime destinations where we did the security audit. We have taken necessary precautions to counter any such attempts by the terrorists. All vital installations along the coastline have been put under surveillance”.
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September - 2 
Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, on September 2, said India has always supported a peace settlement in Afghanistan to ensure stability and not leave ungoverned spaces for terrorists, reports The Times of India. Gokhale, also said that both India and Russia believe that whatever the outcome of
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Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, on September 2, said India has always supported a peace settlement in Afghanistan to ensure stability and not leave ungoverned spaces for terrorists, reports The Times of India. Gokhale, also said that both India and Russia believe that whatever the outcome of the discussions between the United States (US) and the Taliban is, they hope to see a stable political situation. On what sort of representatives India would send if invited for talks on Afghanistan, Gokhale said he does not want to speculate on it. Asked if India and Russia feel the US-Taliban talks were legitimate considering the government was not part of negotiations, Gokhale said: "We support all peace initiatives. We have been a part of all of them and in some cases when we were not part of them initially we have been supportive of them." "Our issue has been what is the post-settlement situation. In that regard, our situation has been clear, we support a system which has constitutional legitimacy, which has a political mandate, which will ensure stability and most importantly not leave ungoverned spaces for terrorists or their proxies to take advantage of," he said.
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September - 3 
A Parliamentary delegation from India thwarted Pakistan's attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), South Asian Parliamentarian Conference on Children Rights in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 3, reports The Times of India. India asserted that it was India's in
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A Parliamentary delegation from India thwarted Pakistan's attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), South Asian Parliamentarian Conference on Children Rights in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 3, reports The Times of India. India asserted that it was India's internal matter, slamming Pakistan’s record on rights issues of minorities. "We firmly reminded them that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India and India is the largest democracy in the world and as stakeholders in the Indian democracy, an Indian voice will be heard, not that of a vested interest, not that of a foreign country, and not certainly that of Pakistan," Indian Member of Parliament (MP), Gaurav Gogoi, who is part of the delegation stated.
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September - 3 
Following intelligence inputs about four Afghan youths have come to India to carry out terror attacks, Gujarat Police has started to verify Afghans living in the state and so far 1,300 persons have been verified in Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad District), Vadodara (Vadodara District), Surat (Surat District),
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Following intelligence inputs about four Afghan youths have come to India to carry out terror attacks, Gujarat Police has started to verify Afghans living in the state and so far 1,300 persons have been verified in Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad District), Vadodara (Vadodara District), Surat (Surat District), and Rajkot (Rajkot District), reports The Times of India on September 4. Senior Police Officials said that they have verified about 400 persons in Vadodara city. “About 35 are students and the rest are here on medical visas, undergoing treatment at various hospitals,” the Official said. The Surat Police have verified 300 persons with Afghan passports. Most of them had business visas and 25 had medical visas. Rajkot city verified about 200 persons.
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September - 3 
India and Japan reiterated their commitment to work together towards a free and open Indo-Pacific in Tokyo, reports The Times of India on September 4. Indian Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh and Japanese Minister of Defence, Takeshi Iwaya also affirmed their intention to hold the first foreign and
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India and Japan reiterated their commitment to work together towards a free and open Indo-Pacific in Tokyo, reports The Times of India on September 4. Indian Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh and Japanese Minister of Defence, Takeshi Iwaya also affirmed their intention to hold the first foreign and defence ministerial dialogue (2+2) ahead of the Japan-India Annual Summit this year (2019) for advancing cooperation towards peace and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. Singh and Iwaya also shared their view to accelerate the working-level efforts to hold the Fifth Joint Working Group on Defence Equipment and Technology Cooperation as early as possible in this year. “The Ministers recognised that peace and stability of the Indian and Pacific Oceans are crucial for ensuring prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region and the entire world, and had a frank exchange of views on the current security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, including developments on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea… Shared their intention that Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and Indian Navy will make efforts towards participating in multilateral exercises including participation as observers”, the Indian Ministry of Defence said in a statement. In this regard, the Ministers welcomed both the Japan-India-U.S. trilateral maritime exercise ‘Malabar 2019’, which would be held from late September to early October, and the second Japan-India-U.S. trilateral mine-countermeasures exercise (MINEX) that was held in July, The Armies and Air Forces of India and Japan held their first bilateral exercises, ‘Dharma Guardian’ and ‘Shinyuu Maitri’, in 2018. Last year, Japan also joined the India-US Air Force exercise ‘Cope India’ as an observer for the first time.
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September - 3 
India was “deeply concerned” over the “unruly demonstration by Pakistan-incited elements and consequent organised vandalism” at the Indian High Commission in London on September 3, reports The Hindu. However, the protest was called “largely peaceful” by the United Kingdom (UK) Government. “This
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India was “deeply concerned” over the “unruly demonstration by Pakistan-incited elements and consequent organised vandalism” at the Indian High Commission in London on September 3, reports The Hindu. However, the protest was called “largely peaceful” by the United Kingdom (UK) Government. “This is the second time in a less than a month that such an incident has taken place affecting the security and the normal functioning of our Mission. We consider these incidents unacceptable and have strongly urged the Government of U.K. to take action against those involved, and take necessary steps to ensure the normal functioning of our Mission and the safety and security of our personnel,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson said. “The reality is that there have been widespread reports and concerns about detentions, mistreatments and the communications blackout. There was a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) discussion on Kashmir on 16 August. As well as wanting to respect the constitutional arrangements within India and in relation to Kashmir, there are implications internationally, particularly as they touch on internationally respected and recognised human rights,” British Foreign Secratary Dominic Raab added.
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September - 3 September - 4
About 10,000 British Pakistanis descended on London on September 3, and proceeded to smash windows of the Indian High Commission and cause chaos on the streets of the British capital for the second time in weeks, reports The Times of India. Members of the Indian diaspora did not hold a counter-pro
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About 10,000 British Pakistanis descended on London on September 3, and proceeded to smash windows of the Indian High Commission and cause chaos on the streets of the British capital for the second time in weeks, reports The Times of India. Members of the Indian diaspora did not hold a counter-protest. The 'Kashmir Freedom March', organised by a plethora of British Kashmiri groups, went from Parliament Square past Downing Street to the High Commission building led by some UK Labour Member of parliaments (MP). “You can try and silence a Parliament but you cannot try and silence a people. We will continue to protest on the streets of our cities and at the UN until we have delivered justice for the people of Kashmir. This idea this is a bilateral negotiation is now dead. It is time for a multilateral solution now,” Birmingham Hodge Hill British Labour MP Liam Byrne, who led the march, said. London Mayor Sadiq Khan, condemned September 3, protests, saying it was "unacceptable". "I utterly condemn this unacceptable behaviour and have raised this incident with @metpoliceuk to take action," the Mayor tweeted. The protests were organised against the Indian government's move to revoke Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. In another report of The Times of India, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on September 4, stated, "Such violence should not be conducted anywhere else for that matter. Communities now need to reduce that tension but on a positive note, such as build-up confidence-building measures. This would not only allow reducing tension between communities in Kashmir and also between India and Pakistan." Meanwhile, the Indian Government has taken a grim view of repeated attacks on the Indian High Commission in London. Senior government sources said India was contemplating a set of responses against the UK in the coming weeks.
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September - 4 
India and Russia on September 4, signed 25 agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), among which a few are on areas like defence, air and maritime connectivity, reports The Times of India. With Russia firmly backing India on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
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India and Russia on September 4, signed 25 agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), among which a few are on areas like defence, air and maritime connectivity, reports The Times of India. With Russia firmly backing India on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his support, explained the rationale behind the government's move and apprised him of the "false and misleading" propaganda by Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said. Russia recently made it clear that J&K was a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan. "Our understanding is that Russia firmly stands with India on Kashmir," Gokhale said. Both the country also affirmed their stand against the role of "outside influences" in the internal matters of any nation, a statement seen in the context of the changes in Jammu & Kashmir and the developing scenario in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India
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September - 4 
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India and Australia agreed to further enhance practical cybersecurity policy cooperation through reciprocal expert exchanges on the information of policy development, on telecommunications, legislative developments, and engagement with the private sec
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India and Australia agreed to further enhance practical cybersecurity policy cooperation through reciprocal expert exchanges on the information of policy development, on telecommunications, legislative developments, and engagement with the private sector, reports ANINews on September 5. The Indian delegation was led by Upender Singh Rawat, Joint Secretary in charge of e-Governance, Information Technology and Cyber Diplomacy. Australian side was represented by Ambassador for Cyber Affairs Tobias Feakin.
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September - 4 
Using the recently amended provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Union Government on September 4, notified four most-wanted terrorists: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar, ‘chief operational commander’ of LeT Zak
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Using the recently amended provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Union Government on September 4, notified four most-wanted terrorists: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar, ‘chief operational commander’ of LeT Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, as 'individual terrorists', reports The Times of India. All of them are presently based in Pakistan and considered as 'global terrorists' under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1267. "And whereas, the central government believes that Maulana Masood Azhar is involved in terrorism and Maulana Masood Azhar is to be notified as a terrorist under the said Act...," a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) notification said. "And whereas, the central government believes that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is involved in terrorism and Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is to be notified as a terrorist under the said Act...," the notification added. "And whereas, the central government believes that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is involved in terrorism and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is to be notified as a terrorist under the said Act," the notification further stated. The UMHA also said Dawood runs an international underworld crime syndicate and is involved in perpetrating acts of terror, promoting religious fundamentalism, terror financing, arms smuggling, circulation of Fake India Currency Notes (FICN), money laundering, narcotics, extortion and benami real estate business in India and abroad. He was also involved in assassination attempts on prominent personalities to create social disharmony and terrorise common man. It also said Dawood executed a series of bomb blasts along with his associates in Mumbai in March 1993, which resulted in deaths of 257 people and injured over 1000 others apart from the destruction of properties on a massive scale. Moreover, as reported on September 5, the United States (US) has backed India designating four criminals as terrorists and commented that this step expands possibilities of cooperation between Washington and New Delhi in fighting terrorism, according to The Times of India. The Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Alice G Wells, tweeted on September 4, "We stand w/ #India and commend it for utilizing new legal authorities to designate 4 notorious terrorists: Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim. This new law expands possibilities for joint #USIndia efforts to combat scourge of terrorism."
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September - 5 
Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Indonesian Minister of External Affairs Retno Marsudi on September 5 condemned terrorism, reports The Times of India. "As democracies, who both confront the menace of terrorism, in our meeting today, we unequivocally reiterated our strongest conde
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Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Indonesian Minister of External Affairs Retno Marsudi on September 5 condemned terrorism, reports The Times of India. "As democracies, who both confront the menace of terrorism, in our meeting today, we unequivocally reiterated our strongest condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations," Jaishankar said. "We expressed our strongest opposition to any selective approaches in dealing with this global menace," he added. India, during the meeting, called upon all countries "to stop providing state sponsorship to terrorism and to prevent their territories from being used for establishing terrorist safe havens" he further added.
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September - 5 
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, on September 5, took up with Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamed the issue of extradition of Zakir Naik in Vladivostok, Russia, reports The Times of India. Mohamed responded positively after Modi raised the issue. Naik is wanted in India for serious charges relat
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Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, on September 5, took up with Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamed the issue of extradition of Zakir Naik in Vladivostok, Russia, reports The Times of India. Mohamed responded positively after Modi raised the issue. Naik is wanted in India for serious charges related to terrorism. The current Malaysian government has so far not decided on sending him back to India. The two leaders also discussed ways to "cope" with the growing menace of terrorism, the Foreign Secretary of India Vijay Keshav Gokhale said. Developments related to Jammu and Kashmir were also discussed and Modi explained the "rationale" behind the reorganisation of the state.
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September - 5 
Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, on September 5, stated, "India has never been an aggressor in its history nor will it ever be. But that does not mean that India would balk at using its strength to defend itself”. Singh further said that he is being optimistic about the outcome as long as all conc
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Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, on September 5, stated, "India has never been an aggressor in its history nor will it ever be. But that does not mean that India would balk at using its strength to defend itself”. Singh further said that he is being optimistic about the outcome as long as all concerned parties are committed to building peace together. "I thank the Govt of the Republic of Korea for inviting me to address at the 'Seoul Defense Dialogue' which is a prestigious multilateral security dialogue, a forum that offers a sound platform for discussions of the pressing defence and security issues facing the world today," he said.
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September - 5 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 5 said that a supplementary charge sheet against Sabiruddin, a resident of Malda District, West Bengal, has been filed in the Rs 6.34 lakh Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case in Bengaluru, Karnataka, reports Hindustan times. The NIA had already
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 5 said that a supplementary charge sheet against Sabiruddin, a resident of Malda District, West Bengal, has been filed in the Rs 6.34 lakh Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case in Bengaluru, Karnataka, reports Hindustan times. The NIA had already filed a charge sheet against the four accused -- Mohammed Sajjad Ali, M G Raju, Gangadhar Ramappa Kolkar and Vanitha J on November 3, 2018 -- under relevant provisions of the IPC, and one supplementary charge sheet was filed on March 8 this year against Abdul Kadir as per their role in commission of the offence, the statement said. During further investigation, it was found that Sabiruddin, was involved in the case.
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September - 6 
Minister of External Affairs (MEA) S Jaishankar on September 6 said that India is open to talk about the issue of terrorism with Pakistan provided that it is done in a "civilised" manner "without having the gun pointed at my head, reports the Times of India. Highlighting Pakistan Prime Minister Imra
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Minister of External Affairs (MEA) S Jaishankar on September 6 said that India is open to talk about the issue of terrorism with Pakistan provided that it is done in a "civilised" manner "without having the gun pointed at my head, reports the Times of India. Highlighting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khans' acknowledgement of the presence of 40 different terrorist groups in the country, Jaishankar said, “we are open to talking about it provided that you talk like two civilised neighbours." “But you don't say I talk to you, but I reserve the right to come at night and blow your cities,” he added.
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September - 6 
With Onam celebrations peaking across Kerala, intelligence agencies and State Police are on high alert following the Coimbatore terror threat, reports The New Indian Express on September 7. According to an unnamed Officer of Special Branch of Kerala Police “With Pakistan trying to send terrorists fo
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With Onam celebrations peaking across Kerala, intelligence agencies and State Police are on high alert following the Coimbatore terror threat, reports The New Indian Express on September 7. According to an unnamed Officer of Special Branch of Kerala Police “With Pakistan trying to send terrorists for strikes following the withdrawal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, coastal police and our officials are on high alert to thwart any attempts of terrorists to use the coastal route to enter India. We have already sounded an alert to fishermen community to inform us about the presence of any suspicious vessels near the coast. Similarly, people living in the coastal areas have been directed to report if any unfamiliar persons are found roaming in their localities”.
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September - 8 
Intelligence Bureau (IB) has alerted the Government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan and said Islamabad has released Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar to carry out terror attacks, reports Hindustan Times on September 9. According to the
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Intelligence Bureau (IB) has alerted the Government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan and said Islamabad has released Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar to carry out terror attacks, reports Hindustan Times on September 9. According to the input, Pakistan is planning “big action” in Sialkot-Jammu and Rajasthan sectors in the coming days in response to lifting of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The IB report also alerted the Government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan.
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September - 9 
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command, Lieutenant General S K Saini, said on September 9, that the Army is alert because of inputs of a possible terror attack in Southern and Peninsular India, reports The Times of India. “We are taking adequate precaution to ensure that any des
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command, Lieutenant General S K Saini, said on September 9, that the Army is alert because of inputs of a possible terror attack in Southern and Peninsular India, reports The Times of India. “We are taking adequate precaution to ensure that any design of the inimical elements or terrorists is stalled, and they do not succeed...We have recovered some abandoned boats in the Sir Creek region. We have undertaken measures for capacity building and capability development in this area keeping in mind the enhanced threat perception” he said. Asked about the demarcation of boundaries in the Creek area, which is at the border between Kutch District, Gujarat in India and Sindh Province of Pakistan, Saini said, “It is for the two governments to resolve the dispute. As of now, there is no agreement over the boundary in Sir Creek. The issue was part of the composite dialogue between the two governments for which several rounds were held.”
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September - 9 
The relationship between India and Pakistan is "less heated" now than what was two weeks ago, the United States (US) President Donald Trump said on September 9, reiterating his offer to help the two countries, reports The Times of India. "I get along with both countries very well...I am willing to h
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The relationship between India and Pakistan is "less heated" now than what was two weeks ago, the United States (US) President Donald Trump said on September 9, reiterating his offer to help the two countries, reports The Times of India. "I get along with both countries very well...I am willing to help them if they want. They know that. That (offer) is out there", he added.
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September - 9 
The West Bengal Government on September 9, created a new directorate of the Special Task Force (STF) to deal with crimes such as circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), narcotics, illegal arms and ammunition and explosives, reports Financial Express. The STF would also look after money lau
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The West Bengal Government on September 9, created a new directorate of the Special Task Force (STF) to deal with crimes such as circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), narcotics, illegal arms and ammunition and explosives, reports Financial Express. The STF would also look after money laundering, funding of terrorism, or offences against the state. “It was felt that in order to strengthen the STF it must be made a separate body and must work independently. There have been several incidents of FICN rackets nabbed in recent times,” an unnamed Official of the West Bengal State Home Department said.
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September - 10 
An 11-member Indian delegation visiting China said that Chinese support to countries where “terrorism is being funded and harboured... is sending a wrong message to the Indian consumers who are still interested in consuming Chinese products”, reports Times Now News on September 11. The Communist Par
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An 11-member Indian delegation visiting China said that Chinese support to countries where “terrorism is being funded and harboured... is sending a wrong message to the Indian consumers who are still interested in consuming Chinese products”, reports Times Now News on September 11. The Communist Party of China (CPC) had invited the 11-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team to visit China between August 26 and September 01, 2019. The Indian delegation was headed by Arun Singh, the national General Secretary of BJP.
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September - 10 
An Indian Army contingent is in Russia for Exercise Tsentr 2019, which began on September 10, along with the Armies of China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, reports The Hindu. “Exercise Tsentr 2019 is aimed at evolving drills of the participating Armies and practising t
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An Indian Army contingent is in Russia for Exercise Tsentr 2019, which began on September 10, along with the Armies of China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, reports The Hindu. “Exercise Tsentr 2019 is aimed at evolving drills of the participating Armies and practising them in the fight against the scourge of international terrorism, thereby ensuring military security in the strategic Central Asian region,” the Indian Army said in a statement. At the same time, another Indian Army contingent is in the United States (US) for Yudh Abhyas, an annual bilateral exercise, reports The Hindu on September 11. “Both sides will jointly train, plan and execute a series of well-developed tactical drills for neutralisation of likely threats that may be encountered in UN peace keeping operations,” the Army said.
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September - 10 
India is fully capable of dealing with terrorism and will display it in future as well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Mathura Uttar Pradesh, reports The Hindu on September 11. Strong roots of terrorism were flourishing in “our neighbourhood”, he added and called for strong global action again
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India is fully capable of dealing with terrorism and will display it in future as well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Mathura Uttar Pradesh, reports The Hindu on September 11. Strong roots of terrorism were flourishing in “our neighbourhood”, he added and called for strong global action against those promoting “this ideology”. “Today, terrorism has become an ideology that is not bound by an border. It is a global problem. It has become a global threat,” he further added.
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September - 10 
Peace and reconciliation cannot go forward in an atmosphere of terror, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said on September 10, reports The Hindu. “There is a surge of violence in Afghanistan in recent days, including threats to the election proces
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Peace and reconciliation cannot go forward in an atmosphere of terror, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said on September 10, reports The Hindu. “There is a surge of violence in Afghanistan in recent days, including threats to the election process itself. This has deepened apprehensions that acts of terror are being used to jockey for a place of advantage in the negotiating process...The support and safe havens enjoyed from beyond Afghanistan’s borders by groups such as the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, Da’esh, as well as Al-Qaeda and its proscribed affiliates, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, must be addressed,” he said, without naming any country. He further added that India supports U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ call for direct talks since it is the Afghan people who will implement and bear the consequences of any agreements arrived at.
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September - 10 
Voicing concern over the malicious use of new Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), Joint Secretary (EG & IT) (Cyber Diplomacy) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Upender Singh Rawat said on September 10, that nations should not knowingly allow their territory to be used for com
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Voicing concern over the malicious use of new Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), Joint Secretary (EG & IT) (Cyber Diplomacy) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Upender Singh Rawat said on September 10, that nations should not knowingly allow their territory to be used for committing "internationally wrongful" acts like cyber terrorism through it, reports Daily Pioneer. "It is of concern that cases of malicious use of new ICTs to the detriment of states are increasing and there is a need to express strong condemnation and rejection of these violations," Rawat said. He added that with the evolving threat landscape and emergence of new ICTs, there is a need for additional norms including those to avoid tampering of supply chain, condemn offensive cyber operations by malicious actors and take down ICT infrastructure being used for botnets.
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September - 11 
Following intelligence inputs about suspected terror strikes in southern Indian states, a state of high alert was sounded along the Visakhapatnam coast (Visakhapatnam District), Andhra Pradesh, reports The Times of India on September 12. Visakhapatnam Zone I, law and order Deputy Commissioner of Po
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Following intelligence inputs about suspected terror strikes in southern Indian states, a state of high alert was sounded along the Visakhapatnam coast (Visakhapatnam District), Andhra Pradesh, reports The Times of India on September 12. Visakhapatnam Zone I, law and order Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), G Ranga Reddy said “We have been keeping a watch on suspected activities of individuals and localities. We have started cordon and search operations at various places to check suspicious activity. City cops are on the alert after intelligence inputs. We have to take many steps as we have a long coastline. People should also cooperate with the cops”.
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September - 11 
The Coimbatore police have said that there are no Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) terrorists present in Tamil Nadu. Police Commissioner, Sumit Sharan said, “We are doing out bit and what the Intelligence Bureau is following up on we are not aware”. Earlier on August 22, central agencies had said that 6 LeT
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The Coimbatore police have said that there are no Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) terrorists present in Tamil Nadu. Police Commissioner, Sumit Sharan said, “We are doing out bit and what the Intelligence Bureau is following up on we are not aware”. Earlier on August 22, central agencies had said that 6 LeT terrorists had entered into Tamil Nadu. Further the Army too had recently said it received inputs about a possible terror attack in South India. The alert comes in the wake of the National Investigation Agency conducting investigations into an Islamic State (IS) module case. So far the NIA has registered 27 cases relating to the IS of which 18 are from South India. Further nearly 155 arrests have been made of which 58 are from South. With the IS trying to spread its ideology, the National Investigation Agency has been conducting training sessions for the police officers of those states affected by the problem.
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September - 12 
“We brought in laws for a decisive battle against terrorism”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 12 in Ranchi (Ranchi District), Jharkhand, referring to the amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) that empowers the Centre to designate individuals as terrorists a
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“We brought in laws for a decisive battle against terrorism”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 12 in Ranchi (Ranchi District), Jharkhand, referring to the amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) that empowers the Centre to designate individuals as terrorists and seize their properties, reports The Times of India. “We’ve taken steps to bring development to J&K and Ladakh.
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September - 12 
India on September 12 said any peace process should have "full consent" of the Government of Afghanistan and its people, reports news18.com. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said "We are following the developments including talks between the US and the Taliban very close
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India on September 12 said any peace process should have "full consent" of the Government of Afghanistan and its people, reports news18.com. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said "We are following the developments including talks between the US and the Taliban very closely. We are of the view that all sections of Afghan society including legitimately elected government should be part of the peace process…We have supported the election process which is about to unfold later this month. Our point of view is that any process should respect the constitutional legacy and it should not lead to any ungoverned spaces where terrorists and their proxies can relocate".
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September - 12 
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on September 12 said that the Army troops are ready to retrieve Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and make it a part of India, reports India Today. Earlier, Minister of State Jitendra Singh had said that "Now, the next agenda is retrieving PoK and making it a par
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Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on September 12 said that the Army troops are ready to retrieve Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and make it a part of India, reports India Today. Earlier, Minister of State Jitendra Singh had said that "Now, the next agenda is retrieving PoK and making it a part of India".
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September - 12 
Indian Navy is conducting the 28th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) from September 5 to September 15 2019, reports New Indian Express. The 28th cycle of Indo-Thai CORPAT is poised to further enhance strong bilateral ties and maritime coop
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Indian Navy is conducting the 28th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) from September 5 to September 15 2019, reports New Indian Express. The 28th cycle of Indo-Thai CORPAT is poised to further enhance strong bilateral ties and maritime cooperation between India and Thailand From September 16, India and Thailand will hold its third Army Exercise Maitree-2019. An unnamed Army Official said, “Exercise MAITREE is an annual training event which is being conducted alternatively in Thailand and India since 2006. Notably, in the series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries, Exercise MAITREE with Thailand is a significant in terms of the security challenges faced by both the nations in the backdrop of changing facets of global terrorism.”
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September - 12 
The real threat in today's time is bioterrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on September 12 and called upon the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the SCO countries to devise ways to effectively deal with new challenges posed to the soldiers in the battlefield, reports The Times of Ind
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The real threat in today's time is bioterrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on September 12 and called upon the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the SCO countries to devise ways to effectively deal with new challenges posed to the soldiers in the battlefield, reports The Times of India "The medical services of the armed forces are expected to play a vital role in identifying these challenges, defining the limits of human tolerance and suggesting strategies to mitigate the adverse health effects of such environments...The threat of nuclear, chemical and biological warfare further adds to the complexity of the situation. The medical professionals of the armed forces are probably uniquely equipped to deal with these deadly challenges," he said.
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September - 13 
Describing Pakistan as the “hub of terrorism”, India said that Islamabad misused the United Nations (UN) forum to spread “baseless and deceitful” narratives about it, after Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi raised the Kashmir issue during a General Assembly session on September 13, reports Th
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Describing Pakistan as the “hub of terrorism”, India said that Islamabad misused the United Nations (UN) forum to spread “baseless and deceitful” narratives about it, after Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi raised the Kashmir issue during a General Assembly session on September 13, reports The Hindu. “There has been yet another attempt by one delegation to misuse this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives about my country. Such attempts have not succeeded earlier and will not succeed now,” First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the U.N. Sandeep Kumar Bayyapu said.
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September - 13 
Underlining that tax evasion and money laundering have strong links with terrorism, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on September 13 said the agreement on the automatic exchange of tax information between India and Switzerland is a "very positive development" which will help fight terrorism, reports
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Underlining that tax evasion and money laundering have strong links with terrorism, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on September 13 said the agreement on the automatic exchange of tax information between India and Switzerland is a "very positive development" which will help fight terrorism, reports The Times of India. “India has been a victim of state sponsored terrorism for decades. We seek your support to enhance global efforts to defeat and destroy all manifestations of terrorism," Kovind said.
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September - 14 
Pakistan should stop promoting terrorism, otherwise no one will be able to prevent its disintegration, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on September 14, reports The Hindu. “Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has given good advice to his people to not cross the Line of Control (LoC) because
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Pakistan should stop promoting terrorism, otherwise no one will be able to prevent its disintegration, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on September 14, reports The Hindu. “Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has given good advice to his people to not cross the Line of Control (LoC) because Indian soldiers are ready and will not allow them to return,” he added. Imran Khan, while speaking in Pakistan administered Kashmir’s (PaK) Muzaffarabad, on September 13, had urged Pakistani people not to march toward the LoC until he asks them to. India’s minorities were safe, are safe, and will remain safe, adding that India does not divide people on basis of caste or religion, Singh stated.
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September - 16 
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on September 16 thanked Slovenian President Borut Pahor for understanding and supporting India on issues such as cross-border terrorism, reports Daily Pioneer. "We also agreed that terrorism was one of the gravest challenges confronting humanity today and that the wo
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Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on September 16 thanked Slovenian President Borut Pahor for understanding and supporting India on issues such as cross-border terrorism, reports Daily Pioneer. "We also agreed that terrorism was one of the gravest challenges confronting humanity today and that the world should come together to defeat and destroy these evil forces," he said.
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September - 16 
United States (US) President Donald Trump on September 16 said that he will soon meet the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, reports the Times of India. Without mentioning Kashmir, Trump said, “I think a lot of progress has been made there. A lot of progress.”
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United States (US) President Donald Trump on September 16 said that he will soon meet the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, reports the Times of India. Without mentioning Kashmir, Trump said, “I think a lot of progress has been made there. A lot of progress.”
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September - 17 
Locals in Pakistan have claimed that hundreds of tribal Pashtuns have been transported into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out anti-India activities, reports Times Now News on September 18. These individuals are being used to strengthen the jihadi t
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Locals in Pakistan have claimed that hundreds of tribal Pashtuns have been transported into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out anti-India activities, reports Times Now News on September 18. These individuals are being used to strengthen the jihadi terror groups to carry out attacks on India. The developments within PoK come a day after India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that one day 'India will have physical jurisdiction over PoK'. On September 17, Indian Army sources had suggested that Pakistan Army was using dormant routes to push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir.
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September - 17 
Minister of External Affairs (MEA) S Jaishankar on September 17 said India faces a "unique challenge" from one neighbour who needs to act normal and take measures against cross-border terrorism, reports The Times of India. He further added that India’s position on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was
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Minister of External Affairs (MEA) S Jaishankar on September 17 said India faces a "unique challenge" from one neighbour who needs to act normal and take measures against cross-border terrorism, reports The Times of India. He further added that India’s position on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was clear and it expects to have “physical jurisdiction” over the territory one day. Jaishankar ruled out dialogue with Pakistan until, he said, it became a “normal” nation.
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September - 17 
Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) of India Amit Shah on September 17 said that present government will not tolerate any breach of India's territory and is ready to deal with any such acts strongly, reports the Times of India. "There will be no compromise on India's security. We will not tolerate
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Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) of India Amit Shah on September 17 said that present government will not tolerate any breach of India's territory and is ready to deal with any such acts strongly, reports the Times of India. "There will be no compromise on India's security. We will not tolerate even an inch of breach of our territory. We will deal with it strongly. We will not allow any drop of blood of our soldiers go in vain," he said. Referring to the "decisive decisions" of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, Shah said "Will it lead to a war? If war breaks out what will happen? But surgical strike and the air strike changed the perception about India in the world."
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September - 19 
Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force (CSIAF) B S Dhanoa on September 19, said domination of air was key to win a war and underscored the importance of synergy between all the security forces, reports The Times of India. "Domination of air is essential to win a war and therefore the synergy between
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Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force (CSIAF) B S Dhanoa on September 19, said domination of air was key to win a war and underscored the importance of synergy between all the security forces, reports The Times of India. "Domination of air is essential to win a war and therefore the synergy between all the security forces is of paramount importance," he said.
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September - 19 
Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on September 19, said India needs to focus more on research and development (R&D) and innovation as it will help the country in becoming self-reliant in defence production, reports The Times of India. "The Indian defence industry in the past had not performed
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Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on September 19, said India needs to focus more on research and development (R&D) and innovation as it will help the country in becoming self-reliant in defence production, reports The Times of India. "The Indian defence industry in the past had not performed to its full potential, which has led to the country's overwhelming dependence on imported arms... Developing critical and cutting-edge technologies indigenously will make the country self-sufficient, saving the precious foreign exchange, which could be utilised in other development activities in our country” he said.
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September - 20 
Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, on September 20, sought proper training and equipping of the forces to deal with chemical and biological weapons, which otherwise could irrevocably damage the nation's functioning and infrastructure, reports The Times of India. "The use of chemical and biol
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Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, on September 20, sought proper training and equipping of the forces to deal with chemical and biological weapons, which otherwise could irrevocably damage the nation's functioning and infrastructure, reports The Times of India. "The use of chemical and biological weapons is a possible condition of future warfare and could occur in any stages of war to disrupt nation's function and infrastructure. There is no guarantee that damage done could be recovered…Use of chemical and biological weapons may jeopardize life, health, property, and commerce in a way that it may take long time to recover. In many of the regions where we deploy our forces, potential adversaries may use these weapons," he said.
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September - 20 
Countering terrorist and extremist narratives through internet and cyberspace will be Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's area of focus at a counter-terrorism meeting convened by the United Nations, India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Syed Akbaruddin said on September 20,
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Countering terrorist and extremist narratives through internet and cyberspace will be Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's area of focus at a counter-terrorism meeting convened by the United Nations, India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Syed Akbaruddin said on September 20, reports The Times of India. Akbaruddin noted the two main developments pertaining to UN's actions in counter-terrorism this year, that is the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) 'chief' Maulana Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, and United Nation Security Council’s (UNSC) condemnation of the terrorist attack against Indian soldiers in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The UN meeting on countering terrorism has come ahead of the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) final decision next month on whether to blacklist Pakistan or to keep it in its grey list or not. The organisation had given the country four months to improve its counter-terror financing operations.
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