#Gravitas Two months after gunmen stormed a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach and killed fifteen people, the Australian parliament has passed sweeping new laws to crack down on hate crimes and tighten gun control. 


Australia Hardens Laws on Guns, Hate Speech Amid Rising Extremism

US intelligence agencies have identified domestic extremists, driven by conspiracy theories about election fraud, as the most significant threat of violence leading up to and following the 2024 election.

US intelligence report warns Trump-backed election conspiracy theories pose 'significant' extremism threat

Britain on Wednesday (Mar 13) came up with a new definition of extremism, aiming to address a surge in hate crimes against Jews and Muslims following the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Britain redefines 'extremism' in the face of rising hate crimes, critics call it a threat to free speech

Russian court has handed down the first conviction since Moscow banned the “international LGBT movement” late last year. As of Thursday (Feb 1), there were three reported cases concerning the particular ban across multiple Russian cities.

Russia makes arrests, convicts several people for ‘LGBT extremism’ since ban

Sikhs residing in Britain have received a warning from the police that their lives are in jeopardy due to heightened tensions over the separatist movement in India and allegations of intimidation by the Narendra Modi government.

UK: Threat to life notices for pro-Khalistan individuals: Report

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (Dec 23), while reacting to the vandalism at a Hindu temple in the United States, said that no space should be given to extremists.

‘Extremists should not be given space’: India’s Jaishankar reacts to vandalism at Hindu temple in US

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised the longstanding concerns of the country regarding the presence of pro-Khalistani extremism in Britain with the top leaders of the country and appealed to them to remain alert against misuse of freedom of expression and speech.

India's EAM Jaishankar discusses pro-Khalistani extremism with UK leaders

London was the home of two of the three Sikh revolutionaries who attacked the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in Glasgow. Dissimilar to the Sikh Protection Committee of India, the Glasgow Guru Granth Sahib Gurudwara has extended a personal apology to Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, after he was stopped from visiting the temple premises on Friday by Sikh radicals residing in London.

Glasgow: The Khalistan link | Two Khalistani extremists identified

Russia on Tuesday (Sep 26) rejected Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's appeal against a court decision to imprison him for 19 years on extremism charges. He was ordered to be kept in a in a maximum-security prison.

Russia rejects Navalny's appeal against 19-year imprisonment on extremism charges

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Sunday (September 10), during a press briefing asserted that his country will always defend freedom of expression but at the same time will not tolerate any act of violence and will ensure that the rule of law is respected and abided by.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau responds on Khalistan extremism, says 'will push back against hatred'

On July 8, Toronto & London witnessed Pro-Khalistan rallies outside Indian missions. Why are Canada & the UK letting anti-India sentiments thrive? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Why is the West letting Khalistan rallies take place?

India's foreign minister Dr S Jaishankar in New Delhi said that Russia's enhanced volume of trade with Asian economies is because of the Ukraine conflict as the Western countries began closing their trade routes to Russia after that. Jaishankar also informed reporters in a separate comment that New Delhi has requested partner countries like Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia not to give space to the Khalistani separatists.

India requests partner nations on extremism; Not good for our relations: Jaishankar

Gulzar Imam alias Shambay, the leader and founder of the banned Baloch National Army (BNA), was arrested in a high-profile operation by the Pakistani Army, the media wing of the military, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said.

Pak Army arrests top Baloch separatist leader after govt announces crusade against extremism

A knife attack on the Maldives' environment minister has put the focus on extremism in the country. This year's International Yoga Day celebrations were also disrupted by an extremist mob. What explains this worrying trend in the Maldives? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary | Knife attack on Maldivian minister

Afghanistan has witnessed more than four decades of instability with the Taliban back in power after two decades what should be the framework of engagement with Afghanistan for other central and south Asian nations? The council for strategic affairs Indian Institute of Management Rohtak is hosting an international conference on this theme and Dr Subhash Chandra, member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Essel Group emphasized on the need to tackle radicalization and extremism.

Conference on Afghanistan: How can extremism be countered?

In France, the government led by President Emmanuel Macron is looking to reshape Islam and rid it of extremism. On Saturday, it moved ahead by introducing a new body, which is made up of clergy, laymen and women, to help lead the largest Muslim community in western Europe.

French government forms new body to 'reshape' Islam, rid it of extremism

A Democrat senator from New Jersey Robert Menendez stated that Pakistan offered a safe haven to the Taliban as its militants targeted and killed troops of the United States.

'Religious extremism rising in Pakistan,' US Senate committee hits out at Pak

Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that extremism in Pakistan lies not in madrasas but in schools and colleges, where teachers were hired as part of a conspiracy to “basically teach extremism” during the 80s and 90s.

Major reason behind extremism in Pakistan is schools & colleges, not madrasas, says Fawad Chaudhary

Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that extremism in the country originates from ordinary schools and colleges and not Madrasas.

Ordinary schools, colleges behind extremism not Madrasas: Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhary

In a striking revelation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that extremism was not rooted in madrasas, but schools and colleges in Pakistan.

Extremism in Pak not rooted in madrasas, but schools, colleges, says Minister

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