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Afghanistan: Reopening of peace talks
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

President Trump, during his surprise visit to Afghanistan on 28 November, has once again shifted the contour of US foreign policy towards the Taliban by declaring that the US has renewed the peace talks with the armed group. What is unique in this re....

December 04, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Afghanistan peace , US-Taliban engagements , Taliban’s intransigence
RISS-VIF Dialogue on Afghanistan

The Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), Moscow, hosted Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) at Moscow on 24-25 September 2019, for a two-day Round Table Conference (RTD) on ‘Afghanistan Crisis and the Problems of its Settlement: P....

October 25, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Conferences , Chabahar Port , Taliban , US-Taliban peace talks , Afghanistan Crisis
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: A Long Struggle Ahead
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

… there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women, no policy is more important in preventing conflict, or in achieving reconciliation after a conflict has ended .. international community must continue to provide the n....

September 19, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Afghan women issues , emancipation of Afghan women , women’s rights in Afghanistan
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
अंतर-अफगान संवाद: एक परिप्रेक्ष्य
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

प्रस्तावना
जर्मनी और कतर के साझा प्रयास से 7 से 8 जुलाई 2019 को दोहा में दो दिवसीय अंतर-अफगान सं�....

August 07, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , अफगानिस्तान-तालिबान वार्ता , तालिबान का दोहरापन , अफगानिस्तान-शांति
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
Deepening Challenges for the Ghani Government
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

The second round of intra-Afghan talks was concluded on 29 May 2019 in Moscow on the centenary of Russia-Afghanistan diplomatic relations during which the Taliban has once again refused the demand for a ceasefire.1 The courting of the Tali....

June 26, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , Afghanistan peace talks , Taliban’s terror ransom , Fanatics vs Afghan government
Threats to Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Commentary

“Only the terrorist and the Taliban forbid education to the women. Only the terrorist and the Taliban threaten to pull out women’s fingernails for wearing nail polish….the fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of....

April 24, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban talks , Afghan women’s rights , Talibani fanaticsm
अफगान वार्ता-लोगों को शामिल किये बगैर शांति वार्ता कैसे?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

अफगानिस्तान में मध्यस्थता के लिए नियुक्त अमेरिका के विशेष प्रतिनिधि जमे खलिलजाद ने कतर में ता�....

April 23, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , अफगानिस्तान सरकार और तालिबान , तालिबान बातचीत
On The Eve of the Doha Round - Afghan Women Claim Their Space in the Peace Talks
Zulaikha Rafiq Commentary

This is an exceptionally confusing and exciting time in Afghanistan, and (we hope) a turning point in the history of the country. The US and the Afghan government representatives, together with civil society representatives are due to sit across the....

April 17, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban , Afghan Women’s Network , Doha , Afghanistan peace talks
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