Abhinav Pandya is an author and scholar who has studied the concept of jihad in great depth. He has also advised the former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, on security matters.

In this edition of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the conversation focuses on the challenges India faces as a target of global jihad. With what appears to be an emerging axis involving Turkey, Pakistan, China and even Bangladesh, is India facing a larger strategic encirclement?

Is Kashmir the central objective, or is the target much bigger, the whole of India? And most importantly, what must India do to counter this jihadist strategy?

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction

01:15 – Balochistan Uprising

05:15 – Pakistan’s Double Standards

09:03 – How the ISI Controls Pakistan

13:39 – The Core Issue of Kashmir

15:46 – Pak’s Interference in Kashmir’s Politics

21:53 – Pakistan-Sponsored Terrorism

25:08 – Entire India Pakistan’s Target?

32:23 – Pakistan’s Foreign Relations

35:11 – Pakistan–Bangladesh Ties

40:12 – Global Superpower vs Civilizational Power

43:06 – South Asia & the Ottoman Empire

47:32 – Hybrid Militancy in Kashmir

53:05 – Al-Falah University’s Terror Links

1:00:47 – Militancy in Kashmir

1:06:07 – How Should India Tackle Terrorism?

1:15:25 – Satya Pal Malik’s “Fax Machine” Story

1:23:34 – Kashmir After Article 370

1:27:36 – How to Deal with Terrorism

1:29:26 – West Asia Conflict Explained

1:32:52 – Operation Sindoor

1:34:52 – Khalistan