South Asia Times

Governance & Public Policy

The Taliban’s madrassa expansion indoctrinates Afghan youth, undermining education and fueling regional instability through global jihadist ideology.

The Growing Taliban Madrassa System: An Ideological Weapon Threatening Regional Stability

SAT Commentary December 17, 2025

The Defund Taliban Campaign

SAT Commentary December 11, 2025

$The Taliban’s new fatwa banning foreign militancy signals a shift in doctrine, but rising regional attacks and ideological fractures raise questions about its enforceability.$

Doctrine vs Reality: Can the Taliban Enforce Their Ban on Foreign Militants?

SAT Editorial Desk December 11, 2025

Criminalising Dissent: How New Laws and “Public Order” Politics Are Shrinking Democratic Space in India

Jerome Enriquez John December 10, 2025

The Taliban’s Gamble with Afghan Healthcare

SAT Commentary December 10, 2025

The Politicization of Universal Human Rights in Contemporary Power Politics

SAT Editorial Desk December 10, 2025

An analysis of how the Taliban’s promised 2021 amnesty has collapsed into widespread arrests, killings, and repression, echoing historical patterns of Taliban rule.

A New Afghanistan, Old Methods

SAT Editorial Desk December 9, 2025

The End of Liberal Internationalism

SAT Editorial Desk December 8, 2025

Dividend or Disaster? Why India’s Population Policy Needs a Jobs-first Approach

Ashutosh Gupta November 24, 2025