Voluntary recruitment fuels rapid rise of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s women wing

Vicky Nanjappa | July 20, 2026 1:27 PM

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Taiyabbat, the Lashkar-e-Taiba’s all-women wing, was established in 2025. By early 2026, the wing gained traction with several women being recruited. Today, the wing is fully functional, and what has surprised the Indian agencies is that a majority of the recruits have joined the group voluntarily.

ISI's new playbook: Terror in Gujarat, espionage in Rajasthan

Vicky Nanjappa | July 20, 2026 1:03 PM

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The ISI has been focusing on the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in recent months. This signals a shift in conventional operations that were carried out by the Pakistan-based terror groups along the Line of Control (LoC) or within Jammu and Kashmir.

India emerges as key partner in global crackdown on transnational crimes

IANS | July 18, 2026 4:37 PM

Brussels, July 18 (IANS) India's cooperation with international agencies in combating transnational crime is rooted in its commitments under international law. After ratifying the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) and its three protocols in 2011, New Delhi accepted obligations to tackle human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the illicit manufacture and trafficking of firearms.