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While Dr. Manmohan Singh must necessarily wait for Nawaz Sharif to determine the pace at which he might be comfortable moving forward with India, in the case of Bangladesh, the burden is entirely on Delhi to implement the historic agreements it had negotiated with Dhaka.

Hasina’s victory will likely put Delhi-Dhaka relations under more scrutiny -with the West expecting India to be vocal about the state of democracy in Bangladesh

While the supreme leader is there for life (or till he chooses to retire), the president is limited to two four-year terms, defining where the balance of power rests between them

A closer look at what Sri Lanka’s recent election results may mean for ties between New Delhi and Colombo.

Islamabad has accused Kabul of drifting into an "India colony", a charge that was further sharpened following Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to New Delhi last year

The world’s fourth-largest economy, with a hugely successful Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), can surely find the resources and technical solutions to care for the bezubaan (voiceless) denizens of Delhi and beyond

In the urban-rural stereotyping, the phrase 'city girls' epitomises the impact of urban excesses on the apparent modesty and traditional aspect of femininity. City girls are assumed to be loud, to say the least, and of 'morally inappropriate character' on the extreme. Even within cities, this dilemma of how girls in cities ought to behave persists.

Using disinvestment proceeds to inject public finance into private companies is a great idea.

People are going to have a hard time trusting the government or the RBI.

According to the Planning Commission, rural poverty has declined faster than urban poverty regardless. If this is true, it would definitely have got reflected in better housing and sanitation. It would also have meant a decline in malnourished children and maternal death. But the census figures show a different picture.

The Taliban’s return will lead to geopolitical realignment. India’s ties with major powers will also be readjusted to manage terrorism coming from the Af-Pak area

Why was there no Big Bang change in the Budget? After all, the Modi government had the full mandate to do so. Why was the FM playing with Lego like blocks instead of huge building blocks? It could be because the time was short and the Budget was put together in a hurry.

One of the key reasons for TTP's survival has been Pakistan's policy of using terrorist groups as instruments of state policy. Pakistan Army's protection of the Haqqani Network and the Afghan Taliban as ' strategic assets' helped TTP to retain its sanctuary and its attack capabilities.

The divergent views of the Centre and the state of West Bengal have led to the Teesta river being subjected to 'conflictual federalism'.

India has underscored the need for improving connectivity with Kabul for trade and transit potential.

Under a bilateral agreement water data on the Brahmaputra is shared by China with India on the Brahmaputra, but a weak understanding of hydrology means that the data is coming from the wrong places

The CBI is #IASmukt, as is the CVC, whose commissioners are former income-tax, police and bank officials.

The last multilateral negotiations in the field of nuclear disarmament took place more than 20 years ago, resulting in the long awaited Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The treaty, however, has yet to enter into force. India is often held responsible for such uncertainty, in spite of having withdrawn from the negotiations before it was even concluded; at other times, it is the US which is blamed for failing to ratify the CTBT—giving reason

The threat of terrorism itself has been fast evolving and far surpasses some of the fundamental challenges that the UN, UN Security Council, agencies and members are continuing to try and navigate

The Alliance, a concoction of tribal leaders and warlords held out in the northern parts of Afghanistan against the Taliban more than 25 years ago. However, the rapid fall of the north brought to the front that many who had previously helped the Northern Alliance, and even the US-led forces later in 2001 to depose the Taliban, were now in cahoots with the same group.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to form a joint commission to collaborate their efforts to reach a political solution to the Taliban insurgency. This was announced during the visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to the Afghanistan capital of Kabul over the weekend.

The visit of Begum Khaleda Zia to New Delhi, her first visit as the Opposition leader, suggests a change in the thinking of her party, BNP. And it is likely to turn into a major breakthrough in the India-Bangladesh relations, marking a new beginning in the relations.

The FATF sword is dangling over Pakistan. With the country on the verge of economic bankruptcy, it desperately needs access to international financial markets.

While Mamata Banerjee tries to avoid being branded as an anti-industry and inflexible politician, her best ally could be the pending central land acquisition bill, which thanks largely to Mamata Banerjee, is in comatose since 2007.

In Prague, the expensiveness of the custom of burial has become an issue. And this issue is of relevance to most urban societies including ours as pressure on urban land will result in pressure on graveyards.

The electoral bonds scheme defeats the purpose of improving transparency and accountability in political funding.

In both rural and urban contexts, women are more vulnerable to heat stress and air pollution in low and middle-income countries like India.

विश्वव्यापी विकास लक्ष्य तय करते हुए सभी देशों की आर्थिक प्रणाली में बदलाव लाने की वैश्विक स्तर पर सबसे पहली कोशिश सतत विकास लक्ष्यों (SDGs) को ही कहा जाएगा. SDGs को हासिल करने के

सार्वजनिक वाहतुकीला चालना मिळावी आणि वाहतूक समस्येवर उपाय सापडावा, म्हणून आपण शहरांतील रस्त्यांकडे स्थावर मालमत्ता म्हणून गांभार्याने पाहायला हवे. 

पाकिस्तानाच्या आशीर्वादाने भारतात दहशतवाद वाढवू शकतील, अशा संघटनांना अफगाणिस्तानात थारा मिळू नये, यासाठी प्रयत्न करण्यात भारताचे हित आहे.

अमेरिकेने सैन्य मागे घेण्याच्या निर्णयासोबत धगधगत्या अफगाणिस्तानमध्ये आणखी जटील असे नवीन प्रश्न उभे राहात आहेत, राहाणार आहेत. या प्रश्नांचा वेध घेणारा लेख.

अफगाणिस्तान-चीन सहकार्याच्या भविष्यासाठी तेल करार ही मूलभूत चाचणी असू शकते.

दहशतवादाविरुद्ध तालिबानशी संपर्क साधण्यापूर्वी जागतिक समुदायाने हे लक्षात घेतले पाहिजे की या हालचालीला राजकीय मर्यादा आणि परिणाम दोन्ही असतील.

अफगाणिस्तानच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर भारताने दक्षिण आशियाबाबतची भूमिका निश्चित करून, चीन-रशियासह सर्व संभाव्य भागीदारांशी जोडून घेणे, देशहिताचे ठरेल.

दारात उभ्या ठाकलेल्या संघर्षात भारतासाठी प्राधान्यक्रमांची समीपता बदलते.

काबूलच्या पतनानंतर दोन वर्षांनी, अनेक संकटे एकत्रित कोसळल्याने सर्वसामान्य अफगाण लोकांचे जनजीवन विस्कळीत झाले आहे.

डीएबीच्या फॉरेक्स रिझर्व्हमध्ये प्रवेश रोखण्याच्या बिडेन प्रशासनाच्या निर्णयामुळे अफगाण लोकांना प्रचंड त्रास झाला आहे. कमाईचे नवीन शाश्वत प्रकार तयार करणे हे सध्याच�

अफगाणिस्तानमध्ये तालिबानच्या ताब्याचा वर्धापन दिन असल्याने, आंतरराष्ट्रीय समुदायाने अफगाणिस्तानमध्ये उद्भवलेल्या मानवतावादी संकटाला तोंड देण्यासाठी त्यांच्या वच�

अफगाणिस्तानात अमेरिकेने तालिबानचे पुनरागमन रोखण्यासाठी नवीन घटनात्मक लोकशाही राष्ट्र बांधण्याची गरज होती. पण तसे झाले नाही.

जागतिक समुदायाला लोकशाहीबद्दल कटिबद्धता टिकवायची असेल, तर उशीर होण्याआधी अफगाणिस्तानात पाकिस्तानला रोखायला हवे.

अफगाणिस्तान आणि पाकिस्तानच्या आसऱ्याने होणाऱ्या दहशतवादी कारवाया रोखण्यासाठी भारताला मोठ्या देशांसोबत नवी रणनीती आखावी लागेल.

शांततेचा करार, अध्यक्षीय निवडणुकीत हस्तक्षेप, अब्जावधी डॉलर्सचा खर्च यापेक्षाही अमेरिकेने जर पाकिस्तानला नियंत्रणात ठेवले असते तर, आज ही दुर्दशा झाली नसती. 

तालिबान्यांनी आपल्या धोरणात केलेल्या बदलांचे दूरगामी परिणाम आणि त्याचा अफगाणिस्तानवर झालेला परिणाम याकडे जागतिक समुदायाचे लक्ष लागले आहे.

नऊ महिन्यांपूर्वी सत्ता काबीज केल्यानंतर लगेचच, तालिबानच्या प्रतिनिधींनी अफगाण महिलांविरुद्ध कोणताही पूर्वग्रह किंवा हिंसाविरहित नव्याने राज्यकारभार करण्याचे वचन �

अफगाणिस्तानात आपला ठसा कसा उमटवायचा, याचा पूर्ण आराखडा चीनकडे तयार असला तरी अजूनही चीन आपले पत्ते उघड करण्यास राजी नाही.

तालीबानी राजवट ही लैंगिक वर्णभेद करणारी राजवट असल्याचे शिक्कामोर्तब केले तर, त्यामुळे अफगाणिस्तानात सद्यस्थिती बदल घडवून आणण्याच्या प्रयत्नांना चालना मिळू शकेल.

तालिबान के क़ानूनों से मुश्किल होगा औरतों का जीना, इससे बेपरवाह कई देश बढ़ा रहे नज़दीकियां

अमेरिकेतील भारतीय वंशाच्या नागरिकांची संख्या दहा वर्षात दीडशे पटीने वाढली आहे. त्यामुळे ते अमेरिकेतील ५० राज्यात एक राजकीय शक्ती म्हणून उदयास आले आहेत.

अमेरिका-तालिबान करार तकलादू असल्याची चिन्हे दिसत आहेत. हा करार म्हणजे अफगाणिस्तानातून काढता पाय घेण्याची अमेरिकेची युक्ती असल्याचे बोलले जात आहे.