Ethnic Multiplicity in Pakistan and Afghanistan: A Strength or a Weakness?
Both Pakistan and Afghan are home to number of ethnicities, having a history of ups and downs in their relations comparable to a sinusoidal wave. In contemporary times, these Ethnicities are not essentially in harmony with each other; with ethnic clashes in Afghanistan being much more violent than those in Pakistan.
India in Afghanistan: Friend or Frenemy?
Despite ideological fissures between a deeply Islamophobic polity of India and the ‘Islamic Emirate’ of Afghanistan, as well as the specter of a troubled past, signs of rapprochement between the two are on the horizon. But at what cost?
At Crossroads: The Indo-Afghan Ties
After a year’s hiatus, India is cautiously returning to Afghanistan. Amid China making inroads in Afghanistan, explore the evolving dynamics of Indo-Afghan ties in the region, and the crossroads at which they stand.
Taliban-Qatar Security Pact: A Reflection
Taliban-Qatar security cooperation – the deal could have been sealed with any other country, but the Taliban opted for Qatar, the country with whom the Taliban had historical relations, and also enjoy a neutral status while being the United States front-state to deal with the Taliban – signals Taliban’s pragmatism on the foreign policy front.
Insurgency in Balochistan and Pakistan’s Security Concerns
Regional geopolitics and competition have played a major role in fueling the insurgency in Balochistan, Pakistan. The streak of attacks by insurgent groups and terrorism\’s recent wave in Pakistan, especially when the Interim Afghan Government is hunting down ISKP in Afghanistan, make security challenges apparent.
Ukraine Crisis: A Liberal Delusion
Russia’s actions speak for themselves. Ukraine is a flat land buffer zone for Russia which has protected it from Napoleonic France, and Imperial and Nazi Germany. The West has been in a constant liberal delusion while Russia has acted realistically and defensively.
Indian outreach to Taliban: Policy shift or strategic move?
India’s divergence from its whole previous stratagem of supporting Kabul is that India demanded the United Nations to place sanctions against the new Taliban leader in Afghanistan.
Taliban’s Solo Game
Taliban in recent years have honed their diplomatic arms. This is because the group did not enjoy any international legitimacy; when it took control of the country during the late 90s to 2001.
Iran-Taliban Relations and Regional Peace
The Taliban have increasingly asserted themselves by capturing territory and growing political influence in Afghanistan. Hence, now neither the United States nor the Afghan Government can independently deal with the Taliban.