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The India–US partnership: Strategic convergences and divergences in Afghanistan
Jun 14, 2022

The India–US partnership: Strategic convergences and divergences in Afghanistan

Both India and the US seek to cooperate on the issue of Afghanistan as they share coinciding strategic national interests, including preventing Afgh

No place to call home: The plight of Afghans
Jun 09, 2022

No place to call home: The plight of Afghans

In addition to the Taliban’s failure in administrating Afghanistan, border skirmishes with Iran and Pakistan have further added to the plight of the

India’s outreach to the Taliban: Engage, don’t endorse
Jun 08, 2022

India’s outreach to the Taliban: Engage, don’t endorse

India should not press brakes on its Afghan policy and should seize the important strategic and security opportunities offered by Afghanistan.

Taliban’s unending crackdown on Afghan female journalists
Jun 04, 2022

Taliban’s unending crackdown on Afghan female journalists

Afghan female journalists have no choice but to give up their profession as the Taliban increases pressure.

Strategic challenges for the Taliban around Afghanistan
May 23, 2022

Strategic challenges for the Taliban around Afghanistan

Aside from Afghanistan’s internal crisis, the Taliban also confronts some new strategic challenges.

The Abraham Accords: Powerlifting West Asia’s geopolitics
May 11, 2022

The Abraham Accords: Powerlifting West Asia’s geopolitics

Rather than pinning all hopes to mitigate regional tensions in West Asia on the Abraham accords, regional actors should establish new channels of comm

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma haunts the Islamabad-Rawalpindi nexus
May 09, 2022

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma haunts the Islamabad-Rawalpindi nexus

Pakistan’s strategic calculations in Afghanistan have backfired, leaving it entangled in the complexities of the South Asian geopolitics.

बिख़रते तालिबान का दहकता अफ़ग़ानिस्तान!
Mar 25, 2022

बिख़रते तालिबान का दहकता अफ़ग़ानिस्तान!

अमेरिकी सेना के रूप में एक आम दुश्मन के चले जाने के साथ, क्�

A Taliban divided
Mar 21, 2022

A Taliban divided

With the common enemy gone, would the simmering tensions within the Taliban movement lead to a full-fledged split?

The deafening silence: Global inaction on the Afghanistan crisis
Mar 17, 2022

The deafening silence: Global inaction on the Afghanistan crisis

Despite six months of Taliban’s catastrophic rule, the international community continues to turn a Nelson’s eye.

A tough road ahead for Central Asia
Mar 17, 2022

A tough road ahead for Central Asia

The Central Asian Republics face economic challenges because of the unceasing sanctions imposed on Russia coupled with its own social-economic prob

Assessing South Asia’s responses to the Ukraine crisis
Mar 10, 2022

Assessing South Asia’s responses to the Ukraine crisis

Despite taking different stances, the South Asian states’ response to the Ukrainian crisis is primarily moulded by their national interests.

The Pakistan quagmire
Mar 03, 2022

The Pakistan quagmire

Pakistan’s economic instability accompanied by the growing crisis in Afghanistan has pushed it in a tight corner

Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis: The politics of the looming disaster
Mar 01, 2022

Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis: The politics of the looming disaster

The humanitarian crisis continues to loom large, as both the West and the Taliban are reluctant to accommodate each other’s interests.

Indian wheat diplomacy in Afghanistan
Feb 25, 2022

Indian wheat diplomacy in Afghanistan

Although India has abstained from recognising the Taliban government, it has extended humanitarian aid amidst the ongoing food crisis.

CPEC and its (de)stabilising effect on Pakistan
Feb 24, 2022

CPEC and its (de)stabilising effect on Pakistan

Islamabad’s inability to control elements in both Afghanistan and Pakistan is proving to be a major hurdle in the execution of the CPEC project.

Afghanistan: It isn’t just about the girls
Feb 17, 2022

Afghanistan: It isn’t just about the girls

Lending de-facto legitimacy to the Taliban in Afghanistan will not ensure that the regime behaves like a responsible government and world actor

Afghanistan-Pakistan relations and the Durand line: Why is it important?
Jan 31, 2022

Afghanistan-Pakistan relations and the Durand line: Why is it important?

The historical Durand line continues to be a thorn on the side as both Pakistan and Afghanistan are unable to come to a mutually beneficial conclusion

India’s Era of Partnerships: From Non-Alignment to Crafting a ‘New Balance’
Jan 26, 2022

India’s Era of Partnerships: From Non-Alignment to Crafting a ‘New Balance’

India is shedding its past diffidence in foreign policy matters and is making bold moves in crafting partnerships for a rules-based, democratic intern

তালিবান শাসনে আফগান নারীরা
Jan 24, 2022

তালিবান শাসনে আফগান নারীরা

কাবুলের পতনের পর থেকে আফগানিস্তানে মহিলা ও কমবয়সী মেয়ে�

Food security in Afghanistan
Jan 24, 2022

Food security in Afghanistan

With food insecurity on the rise, largely due to the pandemic, drought, and conflict, Afghanistan is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A policy rooted in delusions and wishful thinking
Jan 21, 2022

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A policy rooted in delusions and wishful thinking

Would the new NSP bring about much-required reform in Pakistan or will it just double down on its past rhetoric?

The Taliban stalemate in 2021: International recognition and internal cohesion
Jan 17, 2022

The Taliban stalemate in 2021: International recognition and internal cohesion

Would Taliban be able to engage with the international community by working around their apprehensions in 2022?

तालिबान और संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद: एक नया रिश्ता
Jan 14, 2022

तालिबान और संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद: एक नया रिश्ता

क्या तालिबान को मान्यता दिए बग़ैर उसे बातचीत की मेज़ पर ल�

UNSC and Taliban: A new relationship
Jan 07, 2022

UNSC and Taliban: A new relationship

Is the UN biding its time by bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table while still not according it official recognition?

Reviewing the evolution of pro-Islamic State propaganda in South Asia
Jan 06, 2022

Reviewing the evolution of pro-Islamic State propaganda in South Asia

The Afghanistan crisis has given new platforms fuel to push pro-IS propaganda in South Asia

तालिबान के शासन में अफ़ग़ान महिलाओं की हालत
Dec 30, 2021

तालिबान के शासन में अफ़ग़ान महिलाओं की हालत

काबुल पर तालिबान के कब्ज़े के बाद से अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में म�

India and Central Asia need more coherence on Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2021

India and Central Asia need more coherence on Afghanistan

Both the players would have to cooperate to address the common concerns emerging from a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Afghan women under Taliban rule
Dec 27, 2021

Afghan women under Taliban rule

Since the fall of Kabul, women and girls are increasingly living under deplorable conditions in Afghanistan

Western tech can protect Central Asia from the Afghan scenario
Dec 18, 2021

Western tech can protect Central Asia from the Afghan scenario

The tech industry will create a new social class in moderate Muslim states that will make them resilient to Islamic radicalization while building the

आख़िर चीन पर लगाम कसने और तालिबान को नियंत्रित करने में कितने सफल रहे जो बाइडेन?
Dec 11, 2021

आख़िर चीन पर लगाम कसने और तालिबान को नियंत्रित करने में कितने सफल रहे जो बाइडेन?

बाइडेन के अमेरिकी राष्‍ट्रपति बनने से पहले न केवल अमेरिक

Why is coercive diplomacy failing against the Taliban 
Dec 02, 2021

Why is coercive diplomacy failing against the Taliban 

The international community seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place as coercive tactics to reform the Talibann are proving to be ineffectiv

Afghan refugee crisis and its impact on Sustainable Development Goals
Nov 25, 2021

Afghan refugee crisis and its impact on Sustainable Development Goals

The global community needs to address the Afghanistan refugee crisis if it aims to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

Fallout of Afghan crisis in Nepal
Nov 15, 2021

Fallout of Afghan crisis in Nepal

The growing unstable political scenario in Afghanistan has created a refugee problem for Nepal despite having no common borders

Why the Western Balkans matter to the European Union?
Oct 22, 2021

Why the Western Balkans matter to the European Union?

The accession talks between the EU and Western Balkans remain up in the air despite the recent summit. As the presence of foreign powers grow stronger

Introducing Kashmir to the New Geopolitical and Regional Realities
Oct 20, 2021

Introducing Kashmir to the New Geopolitical and Regional Realities

Militants, most probably backed by the Pakistani state, are trying to entrap India in a three-front war