Global Politics Online Journal
B.RAMAN
Despite differences over strategies and tactics in the fight against global jihadi terrorism, there is a convergence of views between the outgoing administration of President George Bush and the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama as to what should be the ultimate objective of the US war against global terrorism.
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INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR–PAPER NO.492
Global Politics Online Journal
B.RAMAN
There have been two audio messages disseminated by Al Qaeda calling for an armed jihad against Israel in support of the people of Gaza in their fight against the Israelis. The call is for support to the people of Gaza and not to the Hamas with which Al [...]

INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR—PAPER NO.490
Global Politics Online Journal
B.RAMAN
(This is an elaboration of some points made extempore by me in continuation of my paper on terrorism at the Regional Outlook 2009 Forum of the Institute of South-East Asian Studies, Singapore, on January 7,2009. The paper is available at http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers31/paper3007.html )
“Terrorists are increasingly technology-savvy, but not [...]

Global Politics Online Journal / IPS
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) – Exasperated by what it regards as ”a continuing pattern of evasiveness and denial in Pakistan’s response to the terrorist attack on Mumbai”, India seems to be fashioning a two-pronged approach towards Islamabad to get it to act firmly against [...]

Global Politics Online Journal / IPS
Ashfaq Yusufzai
PESHAWAR, Jan 15 (IPS) – Arson attacks and killings have shut down girls’ schools and brought a thriving entertainment industry to its knees in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
On Monday, renowned Pashto comedian Alamzeb Mujahid was abducted in broad daylight from the upmarket Hayatabad Township here [...]

Global Politics Online Journal
By Susenjit Guha.
Sheikh Hasina, head of the Awami League and former prime minister of Bangladesh, will again become prime minister on Tuesday after an alliance led by her party won a landslide victory in last week’s general election. Her victory promises much for Bangladesh. On the other hand, for many it raises [...]