Articles By Maj Gen Afsir Karim
Expansionist Designs of ISIS
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 09 Feb , 2016
ISIS has clearly declared its intentions of formal expansion into the notional region of ‘Khorasan’ that includes Afghanistan-Pakistan and large parts of India, including Kashmir. ISIS has...
New Jihadi Threats to India: Changing Dynamics of Proxy War
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 16 Nov , 2015
The advent of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Af-Pak has added a new, dangerous threat to Kashmir and contiguous areas. The continuous aggression witnessed at the LOC and...
Threats to India in the coming years
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 07 Mar , 2015
Disturbed internal conditions in most countries of South Asia can be attributed mainly to unabated terrorist activities and organised crime. India has been facing sporadic communal, ethnic and...
Turbulence in South and West Asia
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 06 Feb , 2015
Increase in cross-border firing, attempts to attack coastal areas and targeting army camps in Kashmir show a new aggressive posture of the Pakistan army. The dramatic rise of the Islamic State in...
Dark Shadow of Wahhabi Groups Across Asia
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 06 Nov , 2014
Ayman al Zawahiri’s declaration that al-Qaeda was opening an office in the Indian subcontinent poses a significant threat to India and other countries of the region. India needs to reassess the...
Needed, a new military doctrine to deter Pakistan permanently
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Oct , 2014
Before the ceasefire agreement was signed in 2003 between India and Pakistan, ceasefire violations were a regular feature all along the Line of Control. During these engagements, heavy artillery...
Wahhabism in South Asia
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 13 Sep , 2014
A few decades ago, a few Muslims followed this brand ofIslam in South Asia, but after the advent of al-Qaeda, Wahhabism spread and Militant Islamist groups spread the theology of Wahhabism, which...
The Re-Emergence of Fundamentalist Forces
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 08 Aug , 2014
Capture of large parts of Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and declaration of establishing a Caliphate signals the start of a new phase of expansion of a powerful Sunni...
India’s Security Concerns
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 04 May , 2014
Once the United States and NATO forces leave the Afghanistan– Pakistan region, the ongoing conflict in the region is likely to be exacerbated. The Taliban is undefeated and waiting to reestablish...
Internal Challenges
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 29 Jul , 2013
Management of internal security has become a greater challenge with the increasing threats of domestic and foreign-sponsored terrorism and the widening ethnic, religious and political divides in...
Terrorism as an Instrument of Power Projection
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 08 Jun , 2013
It seems there is no change in the policy of the Pakistan army in matters related to Kashmir. The top brass, along with a crop of retired generals, still believes that India should not be allowed...
Chinese Nuclear Capabilities Deployed in Central China
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 25 Feb , 2013
By 1971, the first-known nuclear weapon was brought to Tibet and installed at Tsaidam Basin in northern Amdo (Ch: Qinghai).1 Today, the defence arsenal is believed to include 17 top-secret radar...
Dubious Role of the Army in Pakistan
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 21 Feb , 2013
Terrorism and violence continue in Pakistan, along with the political intrigues, and this may eventually lead to the return of the military rule in some form or the other. The Pakistani army may...
The Long Reach of Islamic Fundamentalism
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 07 Dec , 2012
Since the Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot by Taliban gunmen on her way to school, the pressure has been mounting both in Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring those behind the crime to...
War against Lashkar-e-Taiba
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 04 Sep , 2012
If Pakistan does not take strong measures against the fundamentalist forces and terror groups and their influence and power grows, it may lead to the collapse of the state. Presently, Pakistan...
The Security Environment in and around India
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 18 Jun , 2012
The gradual erosion of the political authority is evident in many parts of India, mainly due to poor governance and polarisation in society. There is unrest in society due to caste and religious...
Turbulence in South Asia
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 17 Nov , 2011
The main reason for the growing influence of fundamentalists in the Af-Pak region is the continued presence of U.S.-NATO troops in this region. The Islamists in both countries have a common...
The New Fundamentalist Challenges
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 14 Aug , 2011
The vulnerability of the Indian coastal areas and islands of the Western Indian Ocean to the activities of al-Qaeda and Pakistan based terrorist groups became apparent following the terrorist...
Internal Conflicts
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 28 Jun , 2011
Many mini-wars are raging around the world, but internal conflicts where the main instrument of destruction is terrorism pose a great danger to the entire world directly or indirectly. Internal...
Developments in Pakistan
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 01 Jun , 2011
The Islamic world is in turbulence for some time now; whether these movements will lead to a more liberal order or will the religious groups that are lurking beneath the surface grab power once...