COMMENT 250 – Pakistan and US, Allies or Foes?
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF (Coordinator: Democracy Research Programme); he was educated at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) and South Asia Institute (SAI), both Heidelberg University. Additionally he is member (affiliated researcher) of the SAI as well as a former research fellow at IPW...
SADF Round Table on ‘Pakistan’s concerns towards terrorism in the context of the Financial...
SADF Round Table on ‘Pakistan’s concerns towards terrorism in the context of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
On 21 February 2020, the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) held a Round Table on ‘Pakistan’s concerns towards terrorism in the context of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its office...
COMMENT 235 – The European Union and India’s security challenges
Jawaharlal Nehru, side by side with Josip Broz Tito, Sukarno, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Kwame Nkrumah, founded the Non-aligned movement in 1961. Non-alignment became a defining feature of Indian foreign policy – and to a certain extent identity – ever since.
The reality and perception of ‘non-alignment’ changed fundamentally within...
Focus 66 – The Maldives in the face of recurrent Jihadism
Introduction
The recent Easter 2020 attack in the Maldives, targeting ‘several boats anchored at the harbour of Mahibadhoo island, some of which belonged to the Maldives’ “apostate government” was claimed by ISIS through the Al Naba magazine (Zahir, 2020). It clearly indicates that Jihadism remains an issue of high concern...
COMMENT 245 – Questioning the Army – Pakistan’s most dangerous business
Pakistan is in a state of shock! Two horrifying events, the killing of one of the country’s most prominent journalists and the very recent assassination attempt on a former prime minister, outraged the citizenry, and roiled the country’s politics. The growing belief that both incidents might be linked contributes...
SADF Webinar Series – ‘Tablighi Jaamat and its role in Global Jihad’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esp9z7U76dE
On the 17th of November 2020, SADF hosted its Annual Conference on ‘Tablighi Jaamat and its role in Global Jihad’, focussed on SADF’s latest Publication, ‘Policy Brief 10 – Tablighi Jamaat and its role in the Global Jihad’.
The Webinar counted with the presence of Mansoor Khan, National President (India) of the Sufi...
War, Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka – An “emic view” into the life...
Source: Forum Yarl Ajith Boyagoda in Killinocchi in 2005
“A Long Watch” is the memoir of Commodore Ajith Boyagoda, who spent eight years in captivity by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the war-ravaged northern region of Sri Lanka from 1994 until his release in 2002. The book,...
SADF Conversation on The Current Situation in Pakistan
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/2687674674718103
On May the 25, at 13:00 UTC, SADF promoted a discussion titled ‘The Current Situation in Pakistan’. SADF Research Director Dr. Siegfried Wolf moderated the exchange, which included four speakers: Shamil Shams, Senior Editor & Reporter, Deutsche Welle, Bonn; Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Senior Fellow, King’s College, London; Dr. Wolfgang-Peter...
COMMENT 218 – From Taliban 2.0 to EU DisInfolab – The outreach of Global...
here are no moderate Taliban – Dr Massouda Jalal so entitled her anticipatory 2011 Wall Street Journal article. Jalal, the first woman running for the Office of President, who also served as a minister for woman affairs in Afghanistan, highlighted that ‘eeking to negotiate with an implacable enemy could...
India-Armenia relationship: from cultural ties to strategic partnership – WP 36
Abstract: This text analyses the India-Armenia relationship, namely its evolution from cultural ties to a potential strategic collaboration. Recent diplomatic dialogues and defence deals highlight a deepening convergence, yet questions arise about implications in a complex geopolitical landscape. Cultural exchanges dating back to the 16th century are explored, revealing...