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A Tale of Two Cities: Dacca March 12, 1972 and Kabul August 30, 2021

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

अफगानिस्तान; भारत की उससे संबंधित नीतियां और भारत पर उसके प्रभाव

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

दिनानुदिन इस बात के बढ़ते साक्ष्य के बावजूद कि मौजूदा तालिबान 2.0 तालिबान 1.0 में थोड़ा ही अलग है, क�....

September 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , भारत। पाकिस्तान। अमेरिका। तालिबान। आतंकवाद।

China’s Future Road to Afghanistan

Soumya Awasthi Article

The lightning speed with which the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, has enthralled the experts around the globe.¹ There are lot of speculations that are taking place, on what went wrong and how even after twenty years of r....

September 03, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , China , Article , Pakistan , Terrorism , CPEC , Taliban , Geopolitics , US-China rivalry , CCWAEC

तालिबान की रंगाई-पुताई करने से बाज आएं

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

काबुल हवाई अड्डे एवं एक होटल करीब एक साथ दो विध्वंसक आतंकवादी हमलों में 160 से ज्यादा लोग मारे गए, �....

September 03, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , अमेरिका। तालिबान। अल कायदा। आइएसआइ। हक्कानी नेटवर्क। पड़ोसी देशों का अध्ययन।

The Two Tales of Pakistan’s Geography

Amit Kumar Article

Pakistan’s location, for long, has been a source of attraction in America’s foreign policy. However, Pakistan has leveraged its geography to continuously venture into strategic adventures that have endangered global peace and security. ....

September 02, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Article , US , geography , Terrorism , Soviet Union , Taliban , Cold War , Humanitarian Crisis , war on terror , Af-Pak region , Strategic Depth , Mujahideen , Nuclear Proliferation

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

Stray Thoughts Relating to Developments in Afghanistan; India’s Policies Relating thereto and Implications for India

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Despite increasing evidence that Taliban 2.0 is little different from Taliban 1.0 in terms of its being no more than a bunch of terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan, a horde of apologists have arisen in its favour in many parts of the world. This....

August 28, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , USA , Taliban

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

How is Central Asia Reacting to Afghanistan’s Fall?

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

The developments that Central Asian Republics (CARs) have been dreading in recent weeks have begun to unfold. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul, which ultimately led to the collapse of the Afghan government headed....

August 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Article , India , Russia , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Taliban , Aircraft , Afghan peace process , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Evacuation , CSTO , National Resistance Movement of Afghanistan , Military drill

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