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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]
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September 03, 2023
Has Afghanistan Turned into a Sanctuary for Jihadist Groups?
By Abdul Basit
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July 31, 2023
Is Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Merging Into al-Qaida?
By Abdul Basit
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June 05, 2023
Implications of Pakistan’s Terror Tagging of Political Opponents
By Abdul Basit
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May 22, 2023
The Impact of Political Instability on Pakistan’s Internal Security
By Abdul Basit
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April 05, 2023
US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue and the Regional Terrorism Situation
By Abdul Basit
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March 13, 2023
Will the Taliban Regime Dislodge TTP From Af-Pak Border Areas?
By Abdul Basit
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February 22, 2023
Politics of Claiming Responsibility for Terrorist Attacks in Af-Pak Region
By Abdul Basit
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January 23, 2023
The Resurgence of Terrorism in Pakistan
By Abdul Basit
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January 02, 2023
ISKP Flexes Its Propaganda Muscles on Social Media
By Abdul Basit
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December 05, 2022
Pakistan’s New Army Chief Faces Tough Internal Security Challenges
By Abdul Basit
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November 30, 2022
Why Banning Hybrid Radical Groups May be Counterproductive in South Asia
By Abdul Basit
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