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Abdul Basit
Abdul Basit is a Senior Associate Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, where he covers extremism and militancy in South Asia. Follow him on Twitter @basitresearcher.
Abdul Basit is a Senior Associate Fellow and head of the South Asia desk at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. He specializes in South Asian security issues with a primary focus on terrorism and religious extremism in the Af-Pak region. He is also the Associate Editor of ICPVTR’s open-access monthly journal Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA). He regularly publishes commentaries and peer-reviewed research articles on the mentioned topics. He can be reached at [email protected]

January 27, 2025
Pakistan’s Multi-Pronged Afghan Strategy
By Abdul Basit

November 26, 2024
Escalating Militant Violence in Pakistan
By Abdul Basit

October 15, 2024
Impact of the Gaza War on Militancy in South Asia and Beyond
By Abdul Basit

September 30, 2024
Conspiracy Theories as Fomenters of Violent Extremism in South Asia
By Abdul Basit

August 28, 2024
The Insecurity-Underdevelopment Nexus in Balochistan
By Abdul Basit

August 16, 2024
A Gen-Z Revolution in Pakistan Will Have to Wait
By Abdul Basit

July 29, 2024
‘Digital Terrorism’: A Label to Stifle Pakistan’s Political Opposition?
By Abdul Basit

July 01, 2024
Pakistan’s Azm-e-Istehkam Operation: Old Wine in a New Bottle?
By Abdul Basit

May 28, 2024
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Ingress Into Punjab: Prospects and Challenges
By Abdul Basit

April 29, 2024
Inter-group Militant Cooperation and Rivalries in Pakistan’s Newly Merged Districts
By Abdul Basit

March 29, 2024
Surge in Attacks on Chinese Nationals, Projects Amid Pakistan’s Dire Security Situation
By Abdul Basit
