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Concerned over the apparent appeal of Islamic State (IS) among a section of Indian society, the Centre along with states and Union Territories (UT) worked out a cohesive strategy to counter attempts at radicalisation and recruitment, The Times of Ind
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Concerned over the apparent appeal of Islamic State (IS) among a section of Indian society, the Centre along with states and Union Territories (UT) worked out a cohesive strategy to counter attempts at radicalisation and recruitment, The Times of India reports on August 2. Counselling of "vulnerable and radicalized" youths as well as their families and propagating "moderate" interpretations of Islam to counter the IS ideology of violent extremism will be key contours of this national blueprint. The counter-measures were on August 1 discussed by Union Home Secretary L C Goyal with the Chief Secretaries and Director General of Police (DGP) of 12 states and UTs, including Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Delhi, Assam and Kerala, that have reported instances of radicalization and recruitment by IS. The immediacy with which the threat needs to be addressed was underlined in presentations by three central agencies —(Research and Analysis Wing) RAW; National Technical Research Organization (NTRO); National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Telangana. RAW conceded that even though southeast Asia is not an area of priority for IS now, one needs to closely watch the outfit in the long term. It said though the IS footprint in India is limited as compared to many western nations, a counter-plan must be readied right away to avert the potential threat. A presentation by Telangana on counter-radicalisation measures listed counselling of "vulnerable" youths and involving their parents, peers and community elders in such efforts; increasing the level of interaction with 'moderate' groups, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and civil society to track and tackle radicalization; and countering extremist ideology of IS by propagating "moderate" interpretations of Islam. A key point was the need for a "tactful" approach to youths reached by ISIS, involving counseling and efforts to bring them back into the mainstream. With the social media emerging as a preferred medium of radicalisation and recruitment among young, net-savvy Muslims, NTRO discussed monitoring of suspected terror sites and social media handles. The suggested counter-strategies included disabling of harmful content and running a counter-propaganda. The NTRO presentation also touched upon how to retrieve evidence from cyberspace. Calling for uniform standards of investigation in terror cases, the NIA stressed on guarding against implication of innocent people and ensuring that scientific evidence is key to all terror investigations.
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August - 1 
The Cyberabad Police have decided to arm corporates in the Information Technology (IT) corridor. In fact, they have decided to issue arms licenses so that armed private security personnel can handle a crisis till Police or other security agencies tak
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The Cyberabad Police have decided to arm corporates in the Information Technology (IT) corridor. In fact, they have decided to issue arms licenses so that armed private security personnel can handle a crisis till Police or other security agencies take over operations, The Times of India reports on August 2. The decision to issue such licenses has been communicated to the companies and many have expressed interest. "We need to prepare for any situation. Arming security personnel will help them in handling hostage situations, lone-wolf attacks or other crises. Otherwise, the unarmed security guards will be in a helpless situation when a crisis hits them. We will train the security guards in handling such weapons too,'' Cyberabad Police Commissioner CV Anand stated. Over 500 registered corporates operate out of the IT corridor (Madhapur-Gachibowli stretch) and the Police is ready to permit two guns - one basic weapon like a pistol and another a reasonably advanced weapon - to each firm. Earlier, the Cyberabad Police had directed the IT companies to keep a vigil on usage of the Internet and social media by their employees to nail Islamic State (IS) sympathisers. In fact, one of the companies promptly alerted Police after an employee downloaded information on explosives.
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August - 3 
The Hind Camp can be found at the IS (Islamic State) dominated areas of Iraq and Syria for accommodating Indians joining the outfit, oneindia.com reports on August 4. The Hind Camp is the least crowded camps of the IS with just 7 members, the fact is
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The Hind Camp can be found at the IS (Islamic State) dominated areas of Iraq and Syria for accommodating Indians joining the outfit, oneindia.com reports on August 4. The Hind Camp is the least crowded camps of the IS with just 7 members, the fact is that none of the Indian fighters barring one has been allowed to even touch a gun. As Areeb Majeed one of the four youth from Kalyan in Maharashtra had said upon his return, " I did odd jobs at the Hind camp." None of the fighters barring one from Tamil Nadu who joined the IS in 2014 has been allowed on the battle field. All the rest of the IS recruits from India are assisting other fighters. The Indian recruits are meant to cook, clean and do other jobs for the fighters. However some of the Indians have posted pictures with assault rifles in their hand. This is more of a marketing stunt, an Intelligence Bureau (IB) official says. They hold guns pose for a photograph and post it on the internet so that others would be tempted to join the outfit. Most of the Indians who have joined the IS were lured in by false promises. Many felt that after a few rounds of training they would be sent into the battle field. The Areeb Majeed case is a classic example of what really happens at the IS camps where Indians are concerned. The IS finds the Indian recruits to be too frail and incapable of a battle.
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The Intelligence Wing of the Kerala Police has confirmed that a youth from the state has joined the Islamic State (IS), reports The New Indian Express on August 4. Officials who refused to share the whereabouts of the person said he had been working
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The Intelligence Wing of the Kerala Police has confirmed that a youth from the state has joined the Islamic State (IS), reports The New Indian Express on August 4. Officials who refused to share the whereabouts of the person said he had been working in the Middle East before joining the militant group a year ago. “The information is reasonably confirmed. He is reported to have lived in Syria and Iraq afterwards,” the official said. Though there are reports that two other Keralites too joined the group, the Police said they were yet to receive reliable information in this regard.
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August - 3 
Following A high-level meeting held in New Delhi on August 1 to discuss the threat of Islamic State (IS) radicalisation, sources said that as per government estimates, a total of 13 Indians have joined the IS so far, six of them have died, reports In
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Following A high-level meeting held in New Delhi on August 1 to discuss the threat of Islamic State (IS) radicalisation, sources said that as per government estimates, a total of 13 Indians have joined the IS so far, six of them have died, reports Indian Express. The 13 included some Indians residing overseas. According to sources, 17 youths who intended to leave India to join the IS were stopped by intelligence agencies and Police forces. The youths hailed from Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and other states. “Among the seven alive who are still with the IS are an Australian citizen who is originally from Kashmir, two of the four youths who left from Kalyan, one from Bengaluru, one from Telangana, and one each from Singapore and Oman,” said a source. The two youths from Kalyan are Fahad Shaikh and Aman Naeem Tandel, who went with Areeb Majeed and Saheem Tanki to Iraq and Syria in May, 2014. Majeed returned to India in November 2014 and was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), while Tanki has reportedly died. Adil Fayaz, who hails from Kashmir, is believed to have joined the IS after completing his MBA from Australia’s Queensland University. Fayaz’s case came to light when the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation told the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in March 2014 that he was among over 600 Australian citizens, mainly of West Asian origin, who were serving with jihadists in Syria. Haja Fakkurudeen Usman Ali, a Tamil Nadu-born Singapore resident who left for Turkey along with his family on January 22, 2014, had disappeared across the Syrian border and is believed to have joined the IS. “However, of those alive, only one youth from Kalyan is engaged in active combat, while the others are believed to have been assigned menial and odd jobs by their handlers,” said the source. Among the six Indians who are reported to have died after joining the IS are: Saheem Tanki from Kalyan, who reportedly died in a suicide bombing in the northeastern Syrian city of al Hasaka in January; Sultan Abdul Kadir Armar from Bhatkal, who was reportedly killed during fighting at Kobane on the Syria-Turkey border on March 6; Indian Mujahideen (IM) 'commander' Muhammad ‘Bada’ Sajid from Sanjarpur in UP; and Haneef Waseem, a student from Hyderabad who had gone to London for higher studies and reportedly died fighting in Syria. Another Indian jihadist reported to have died fighting overseas is Anwar Husain, a one-time minivan driver from Bhatkal, who was killed in 2014, fighting alongside jihadists near Kandahar in Afghanistan
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The ultra-conservative Islamic State (IS) ideology is gaining root among a section of Muslim youth in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, Hindustan Times reports on August 4. Worried by this, the Union Government has tasked its security agencie
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The ultra-conservative Islamic State (IS) ideology is gaining root among a section of Muslim youth in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, Hindustan Times reports on August 4. Worried by this, the Union Government has tasked its security agencies to monitor social media sites and Twitter handles promoting violent extremism. This heightened concern is due to the spread of this hate ideology in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and its ramifications for the Kashmir Valley. The IS group is known to operate 96,000 Twitter handles, each spewing out 2,000 venomous tweets daily. Each minute 300 hours of content is added on to YouTube, which includes terror propaganda and radical Islam with an aim to recruit global Muslim youth. The problem is the servers of these social media platforms are not in India. The government does not have the technological capability to track, monitor or react to this avalanche of bytes in the virtual world which are radicalising youth in the name of Islam or a Caliphate concept.
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August - 5 
Police officials also found a letter along with the bomb, containing the names of the Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Police officials said that the transporter had been demanded to pay protection money several times by extortionists
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Police officials also found a letter along with the bomb, containing the names of the Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Police officials said that the transporter had been demanded to pay protection money several times by extortionists but he always refused to comply with such demands. This time, the extortionists demanded PKR 700,000, which Mairaj again refused to pay, they added. Speaking about the warning letter found from the bomb site, Police Officials said that the extortionists warned the transporter of dire consequences. “We are keeping an eye on you and your business,” the police quoted the letter. “We will destroy your house and business if you tell anyone about this letter. It is up to you whether you want to make friendship with us or want enmity with us. Be ready for your coffin if you want to be an enemy.”
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the Assam Police to launch a 'counter-radicalization' programme to eliminate fundamentalist extremist ideologies in the state, reports The Times of India on August 7. The directive came following a rece
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the Assam Police to launch a 'counter-radicalization' programme to eliminate fundamentalist extremist ideologies in the state, reports The Times of India on August 7. The directive came following a recent intelligence report that marked Assam as 'vulnerable' to radical extremism. A Home Department official stated that "The presence of Jammat-ul-Mujahedeen of Bangladesh (JMB) in the state has triggered a huge concern. Now, the report of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ideology spreading in the State is surely a matter of serious concern. The Police have been asked to alert all its forces to keep a sharp eye on any such activities,"
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Alarmed over growing cyber crimes and violent extremism the world is grappling with, India on August 7 said it is imperative for the global community to ensure deeper cooperation to tackle the menace, reports Zee News. Minister of State for Externa
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Alarmed over growing cyber crimes and violent extremism the world is grappling with, India on August 7 said it is imperative for the global community to ensure deeper cooperation to tackle the menace, reports Zee News. Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh in his keynote address at the 4th Roundtable of ASEAN- India Network of Think Tanks in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) said that "The anonymity and inter-connectivity of cyberspace is not just exploited by criminals and terrorists to carry out identity theft, financial fraud, terrorist activities and stealing of corporate information, but also by some state actors to conduct espionage, disrupt critical infrastructure and plant malicious software which can be exploited in various ways." "Since cyber-crime usually has a transnational dimension, there is crucial need for cooperation to exchange experiences and share best practices for protection of information infrastructures," he said. "The success of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in using cyber space for radical propaganda, raising funds, and recruiting young, educated, Foreign Terrorist Fighters from every continent to join their war in Iraq and Syria, poses a threat that we are all grappling with in varying measure," he said. Singh said terrorist actors in theatres from Syria, Iraq to Af-Pak were interconnected through terror networks. "The supply chains of different elements including spread of extremist ideology, recruitment, training, travel and financing are truly global in nature."Therefore, it is imperative for the international community to ensure deeper and wider international cooperation to be able to successfully deal with this menace, he added.
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August - 9 
The Islamic State (IS) plans to take over large parts of the world, including almost the entire Indian subcontinent, by the next five years, according to a map that features in a new book on the terror group: 'Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State
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The Islamic State (IS) plans to take over large parts of the world, including almost the entire Indian subcontinent, by the next five years, according to a map that features in a new book on the terror group: 'Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State', The Times of India reports on August 10. According to the map, the IS plans to take control of the Middle East, North Africa, most of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Europe, within the next five years, to complete its caliphate. The caliphate - a state governed by Sharia law which IS plan to claim - covers areas from Spain in the west to China in the east. According to the map, Andalus is the Arabic name given to the parts of Spain, Portugal and France that were occupied by the Moors from the 8th to the 15th century while the Indian subcontinent would come under 'Khurasan'. A seven-step IS programme, dating back almost 20 years, includes the US being provoked into declaring war on the Islamic world between 2000 and 2003 and an uprising against Arab rulers between 2010 and 2013.
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August - 10 
The Centre has alerted Kerala that a dormant module of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) having links with the Islamic State (IS) militia may be planning to recruit fighters for strife-torn Syria and Iraq, The Hindu reports on August 11. Sources said the IM
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The Centre has alerted Kerala that a dormant module of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) having links with the Islamic State (IS) militia may be planning to recruit fighters for strife-torn Syria and Iraq, The Hindu reports on August 11. Sources said the IM’s links with the IS had come to light after the death of Muhammed Sajjid aka Bada Sajjid, an IM operative. He was killed during a shelling in Syria last month. The IM had been dormant in the country after the arrest of some of its top leaders such as Yasin Bhatkal, T.A. Shibili and Safdar Nagori. There were others from Kerala as well who had links with IM and Jam-I-yyathuk Ansurul Muslimeen. IM operatives behind bars include Thadiyanvide Nazir aka Ummer Haji, Umar Farooq, and Ibrahim Moulavi. However, intelligence sources said many absconders, including Ayub and Shoaib from Kannur and Shuhaib from Parappangadi, wanted in terror-linked cases, may have joined the IS using new names and identities. Sources said the case of two missing Keralites from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar a few months ago had increased suspicion that radicalised Kerala youths were joining the IS militants. Intelligence agencies had already traced the identity of Abu Thahir, who had left his home at Puduppariyaram, near Palakkad in Kerala for Qatar, two years ago. But the Indian Consulate in Qatar had no clue if he had reached the Emirate, even as his Facebook page remained active for long after he was reported missing. Another is an unnamed Keralite youth hailing from Kunnummal in Kozhikode District. He has been missing from Ras-al-Khaimah in UAE for the past four months. Sources said that a Keralite’s name figured in the radar of intelligence agencies after the detention of IM sympathisers in Saudi Arabia. It was unclear whether he was still alive, sources said.
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August - 14 
Terming infiltration of Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan a "new threat" that was "very alarming", Iran on August 14 sought India's cooperation in tackling the menace which it said was used by some countries in the region for "tactical gains", report
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Terming infiltration of Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan a "new threat" that was "very alarming", Iran on August 14 sought India's cooperation in tackling the menace which it said was used by some countries in the region for "tactical gains", reports The Times of India.
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August - 16 
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who arrived in New Delhi on August 13, discussed the issue of terrorism and extremism during a series of meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. "We have a
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who arrived in New Delhi on August 13, discussed the issue of terrorism and extremism during a series of meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. "We have a new threat in Afghanistan and that is infiltration of ISIS there. Everybody has to take note of it. It is a very alarming threat and we need to work together. There is need for all of us — Iran, India and Pakistan and all of us to work together and Iran can play good role in bringing these countries together...We did discuss it (during my meetings today)," Zarif stated.
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August - 18 
Unidentified people put up posters, signed by Daesh (also known as Islamic State/IS), on the walls of schools in Phugla, Fazla Kachh and Barthi tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan District on August 18, reported Dawn. Border Military Police (BMP) registe
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Unidentified people put up posters, signed by Daesh (also known as Islamic State/IS), on the walls of schools in Phugla, Fazla Kachh and Barthi tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan District on August 18, reported Dawn. Border Military Police (BMP) registered a case against unidentified people. The posters carried messages against co-education.
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August - 20 
Meanwhile, investigators probing the May 13, 2015, Safoora bus attack on members of the Ismaili community on August 20 confirmed that the assailants were affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), reports The Express Tribune. The anti-terrorism court he
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Meanwhile, investigators probing the May 13, 2015, Safoora bus attack on members of the Ismaili community on August 20 confirmed that the assailants were affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), reports The Express Tribune. The anti-terrorism court hearing the case, after an extensive scrutiny, accepted the interim charge sheet of the Safoora bus attack case. The charge sheet, which is also held as the investigation report, was submitted nearly three months after the case was registered. It states that there were at least 15 assailants involved in the attack: 10 were riding the four motorcycles and five others were in a white-coloured car that followed them. The motorcyclists stopped the bus, barged into it and carried out the execution, while the car occupants served as a back-up team.
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August - 25 
According to a list prepared by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), 17 Indians are now ‘missing’, The Indian Express on August 26. As reported by Indian and foreign intelligence services, they are active with the Islamic State (IS) or rival orga
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According to a list prepared by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), 17 Indians are now ‘missing’, The Indian Express on August 26. As reported by Indian and foreign intelligence services, they are active with the Islamic State (IS) or rival organisations like Jabhat al-Nusra. In addition, up to a dozen Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres are also believed to have joined the Islamic State, while Police have stopped at least 22 volunteers from travelling. According to The Indian Express’ exclusive report, the 17 Indians - all young men, barring a woman who has returned home - were educated, most hailing from middle-class or affluent families with conventional aspirations. Few had known links to Islamist political groups, and none to terrorism. The report said that alarm bells have started to ring in the corridors of power as the UMHA discussed the issue with Directors General of Police and Home Secretaries from 12 states earlier this month. Intelligence agencies suspect that the Indians have joined the savage IS, despite Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's assurance that India is safe from an IS threat. The report further said that even though the numbers are small, Government sources said, the action plan is based on mounting evidence that the Islamic State propaganda has found resonance among some young Muslims disenchanted with the community’s traditional religious and political leadership and angered by growing communal violence. Islamic State flags have come up at protests in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Jammu Kashmir; pro-Islamic State graffiti has been reported in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. Perhaps most important, support for the Islamic State is blossoming in underground blogs and chat-rooms. Islamic State propagandists have, in particular, been calling for educated volunteers, especially engineers and doctors, to help build an Islamic utopia.
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August - 26 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lieutenat General Subrata Saha on August 26 said that there is no Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) activity near Indian borders on the Pakistan side but its presence in that country is a concern for In
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lieutenat General Subrata Saha on August 26 said that there is no Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) activity near Indian borders on the Pakistan side but its presence in that country is a concern for India, reports Daily Excelsior. He said “As of now, there is no immediate threat on borders. But then we have to be very watchful. When we talk of LoC, there are no signs or visible signals of ISIS but then this is something we have to remain alert.” He added “Waving of ISIS flags and displaying Baghdadi pictures is a concern because if you see the way youth from other parts of the world are being attracted by ISIS. Though I don’t think there have been no such known instances in Kashmir that people going to parts of the world affected by ISIS. If you see the way they are able to attract the youths in large numbers, so it is definitely a cause of concern and it needs to be dealt appropriately by all the agencies and all the institutions that need to.”
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August - 27 
As many as 10 Indian are currently engaged in the Islamic State (IS) "war" in Syria/Iraq, according to an assessment shared by India with Australia at a meeting of their joint working group on counter-terrorism in Delhi on August 27, reports The Ti
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As many as 10 Indian are currently engaged in the Islamic State (IS) "war" in Syria/Iraq, according to an assessment shared by India with Australia at a meeting of their joint working group on counter-terrorism in Delhi on August 27, reports The Times of India. The figure of 10 Indians now with IS is higher than the assessment put forth at a meeting of Chief Secretaries and Police Chiefs of 12 states convened by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) earlier this month. At this meeting, called to discuss the IS' appeal among a section of Indian youth and ways to counter it, the participants were told that 13 Indians had joined IS so far. Of this, seven were believed to be located in IS territory, while six had been killed. During the counter-terror talks with Australia, India is said to have raised Pakistan's continuing terror activities against India and its failure to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil. Senior officials of the ministry of external affairs are said to have shared how terror outfits active in the Af-Pak region were now taking up legitimate business such as leather goods exports, travel agencies, flour mills etc, to camouflage their operations and funding. ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] is controlling most of the terror outfits, particularly LeT. The joint working group also discussed international presence of Sikh radical groups, particularly their attempts to "take over" gurudwaras in US, UK, Germany and Canada, all having a notable Sikh diaspora. India is said to have raised the emerging nexus between radical Sikh outfits and jihadi groups.
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August - 27 
Pakistan on August 27 formally banned the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, reports The News. According to a notification issued by the Federal Ministry for Interior, Daesh would not be allowed to operate in Pakistan while any other outfit formed in the s
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Pakistan on August 27 formally banned the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, reports The News. According to a notification issued by the Federal Ministry for Interior, Daesh would not be allowed to operate in Pakistan while any other outfit formed in the similar names would also be banned.
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August - 31 
According to findings of a national survey by an intelligence agency Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) showed the highest social media activity related to Islamic State (IS), followed by Assam, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Maharashtra and West Bengal, reports Times of
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According to findings of a national survey by an intelligence agency Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) showed the highest social media activity related to Islamic State (IS), followed by Assam, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Maharashtra and West Bengal, reports Times of India on September 1. UP had more towns/cities than any other state attracting the young to explore IS propaganda online. The finding shows that the largest volume of internet traffic related to IS is being generated not from urban, IT-savvy centers like Bengaluru and Hyderabad but mofussil towns like Chinchwad and Unnao, besides smaller cities such as Srinagar and Guwahati. The discreet study of social media activity and internet searches on IS - covering Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Google - across Indian states and towns found that the global terror outfit was generating most interest among those in the age-group of 16-30 years. Not only do the curious belong to both the genders, but they also come from all walks of life, educational and social backgrounds. An unnamed senior intelligence official associated with the study stated, "Overall, ISIS has been successful in evolving a potent internet-based propaganda strategy with social media and multimedia (like YouTube) as effective vehicles... The spread and effectiveness achieved by ISIS is showing exponential proportions."
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