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In Afghanistan, the Taliban are marching towards Kabul with a measure of inevitability. In India, the government and policy wonks are wringing their hands with a…
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The Taliban have recently conquered large portions of Afghanistan and seem poised to overrun the Afghan government in Kabul. Yet, contrary to what many commentators assume,…
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In advancing along the course set in South Asia by his recent predecessors but bringing greater competence and purpose, U.S. President Joe Biden is accelerating geopolitical…
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In any society less mobilised, modernised and democratised by political parties, civil society and cultural industries, the unflinching social foundation of caste, class and gender pyramid…
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India is besieged by Covid-19, growing poverty, cratering GDP growth and tensions on its borders with both China and Pakistan Its controversial embrace of the Quad…
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Narges and Hasina – not their real names – are 15-year-old best friends I met recently in Kabul. Narges told me about her dreams of studying…
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Pakistan appears to have lost control of the Afghan Taliban, founded in 1994 by its feared Inter-Services Intelligence, known as the ISI, as a proxy to…
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A hostile China and the looming US withdrawal from Afghanistan have forced India to rethink its regional strategy. Recent conciliatory moves by India’s nationalist government on…
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While historically Beijing has seen Delhi as an inferior rival, recent developments are forcing a new approach Amid immense international curiosity, the Communist Party of China…
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PAKISTAN has historically relied on two centres of power, ie, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — both as original benefactor and a US proxy — and…
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Foreign policy cannot serve individual interests. In Nepal, unfortunately, this is the norm. One of the questions that ails ordinary Nepalis and former prime ministers alike…
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It's becoming increasingly clear Pakistan won't get what it wants after US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan America’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan presents Pakistan with a historic…
