Indian security establishments are closely monitoring developments in West Asia in the wake of the recent threat against India by the Islamic State and the Al-Qaeda. While the possibility of terror violence cannot be ruled out, careful attention needs to be given to the attempts to spread Wahhabi ideology in India

On June 18, Sameer Patil, Associate Fellow, National Security and Terrorism Studies, Gateway House participated in the Carnegie-Stimson Workshop on Deterrence Stability in South Asia, in Istanbul, Turkey

The deliberations during a India-Pakistan young scholars’ workshop in the historic city of Istanbul held out a renewed hope for the bilateral relationship and a genuine desire for peace. The magnificent city of Istanbul offered an excellent backdrop to the serious, often heated discussions.

Sameer Patil, Associate National Security Fellow at Gateway House, comments on the terror attack on a civilian plane at the Peshawar International Airport in Pakistan.

Sameer Patil, associate national security fellow at Gateway House, comments on the recently-launched Pakistani military offensive and its impact on the Pakistani Taliban

A brief visit to Stockholm for a conference provided an opportunity to the author to participate in discussions on India under Prime Minister Modi. It also opened his eyes to many India related things in the Swedish capital

Critical infrastructure in India, including oil pipelines, dams and steel plants, is susceptible to cyber attacks because of outdated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems, which manage their operations. A cyber attack on these systems can be devastating. It is imperative for India to take counter-measures

On June 14, Sameer Patil, Gateway House was at the 8th India Trilateral Forum organised by the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States in association with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, Sweden. He spoke on India’s cyber security challenges with a focus on critical infrastructure and the Privacy Law.

Sameer Patil, Associate Fellow, National Security, Gateway House, was interviewed by Bloomberg Businessweek after the terror attack at Karachi airport. In the article he talks about the implications of the split within the Pakistani Taliban.

Edward Snowden’s revelations about the U.S.’s PRISM surveillance raised many issues related to espionage, electronic surveillance and privacy. It brought home the lack of strong privacy laws in India. As the country sets up its own domestic surveillance system, it must also quickly enact statutory privacy legislation