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Growing Prowess of TTP amidst Negotiations
Soumya Awasthi Article

After a decade and a half long rift between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and several failed peace treaties, the two sides again attempted an uneasy truce in June 2022 to prevent further bloodshed by having a "three....

September 07, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , China , Army , Afghanistan , Taliban , Al Qaeda , ISI , Central Asian history , negotiation , ETIM , Shura , Taliban Pakistan , Peace Talk , Muslim Khan , Waziristan
“Victory Day” Parade: One year of a Pyrrhic Victory for the Taliban
Soumya Awasthi Article

The impact of the Taliban’s one-year rule in Afghanistan differs across regions and countries. The impression on South Asia was more distinct than on any other region. In South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan bore the burden of the Taliban’s takeo....

August 18, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Terrorism , South Asia , Southeast Asia , ISI , ISKP , Haqqani network , TTP , Uzbek , Victory Parade , One Year of Taliban , Taliban 2.0 , Akhundzada , Baradar , Kandahar , Quetta Shura , Tajik , Zabiullah
The Boiling Baloch Pot: A Continued Saga of Baloch Resistance
Tejusvi Shukla Commentary

A suicide bombing that killed three Chinese nationals in the Pakistani city of Karachi on April 26, 2022, has sent shock waves throughout the region. Notably, this incident rests on two p....

May 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , CPEC , Balochistan , ISI , Gwadar , Karachi , Baloch Liberation Army , free baloch , Voice Of Missing Baloch , By waahin Baloch
Demystifying the “Armed Struggle” in Jammu and Kashmir
Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

The younger generation may not be aware, but when gun toting “mujahideen” [holy warriors] first appeared in J&K during the late 80s, they had assured the people that ‘azadi’ [freedom] was just round the corner. So, as the New Year unfo....

January 07, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , J & K , ISI , APHC , Mujahideen , armed struggle , Azadi , OGW
A Tale of Two Cities: Dacca March 12, 1972 and Kabul August 30, 2021
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Two Events Separated by Five Decades and One and half Thousands Miles
Since the time the US decided to leave Afghanistan the media is full of its coverage and resultant reverberations across the world. Everyone agrees that it is too early....

September 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Afghanistan , Article , Taliban , ISI , Operation Dacca
Do Not Whitewash the Taliban
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The dastardly twin terror attacks at Kabul airport and a nearby hotel killed more than 160 people, including 13 US soldiers. The attack, claimed by Islamic State Khorassan (ISK) was a grim reminder of the dystopian future that awaits the country. US ....

August 29, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , US , Taliban , Al Qaeda , ISI , Haqqani network
Taliban Takeover and Implications for Nepal
Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Nepalese in Afghanistan
Amidst Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the leading global powers continue to repatriate their citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, geographically smaller countries are looking for international cooperation....

August 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Article , Pakistan , Border , Terrorism , Security , Taliban , ISI , Remittances , Government of Nepal , Nepalese Migrant Labourers , Repatriation , Emergency Response , Nepal Economy , Nepal-India Border , Nepal Earthquake 2015
Taliban’s Victory: Implications for the Region
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Taliban victory in Afghanistan in the 90s had displaced Rabbani government from Kabul. It was a slow process; they could not establish control over the North, which remained under the control of the Northern Alliance. This time they have achieved....

August 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Commentary , India , Central Asia , Iran , Afghanistan , Taliban , ISI , Imran Khan , TTP , ETIM , Haqqani
Jammu and Kashmir: Reaction to the Abrogation of Article 370
Abhinav Pandya Article

There is no dearth of intellectuals and strategic experts deliberating on the post-370 Kashmir and the emerging trends in militancy. In the intellectual milieu, overwhelmingly dominated by Kashmir-centric militancy, often, Jammu never gets its due at....

March 19, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , Jammu , Security Forces , ISI , Article 370 , Jamaat-I-Islami , Roshni scheme
Assessing India’s Abrogation of article 370, and Kashmir’s Journey Ahead
Abhinav Pandya Article

On August 5th, 2019, Modi government nullified the article 370 and scrapped article 35 A, the backbone of article 370. It was indeed a historic moment for India as article 370, in essence, had become a dead weight providing a robust protective shield....

August 05, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , Radicalisation , governance , ISIS , Turkey , ISI , Article 370 , Ladakh , AQIS , United Jihad Council
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