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Deadlock in Afghanistan
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

In a dramatic turn of events, the US President announced in a tweet on September 7 that he has called-off the secret meeting with the Taliban leaders at Camp David, and ended the peace talks with the armed group.1 Further, keeping alive th....

September 18, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban intransigence , Afghanistan violence
Intra-Afghan Dialogue: A perspective
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

Introduction
The intra-Afghan dialogue convened with the joint efforts of Germany and Qatar from 7-8 July in Doha has raised hopes of ending the 18-year-old conflict in Afghanistan. The dialogue was celebrated as a major milestone by all ....

July 24, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , US-Taliban talks , Taliban’s duplicity , Afghanistan peace
US Withdrawal and Afghanistan’s Future
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Trump in his State of the Union address on February 6th said “Great nations do not fight endless wars.” He added that America will accelerate negotiations for a political settlement.1 The formal announcement will e....

February 15, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US-Taliban talks , US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Afghan Talks - Talking Peace without the People?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Commentary

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, tweeted at the end of six-day long peace talks with Taliban in Qatar that discussions have made “significant progress”. According to the media reports, the two sides ....

February 04, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , US-Taliban talks , Afghan peace process
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