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Taliban Triumph in Afghanistan and India’s Counter-Terrorism Policy against Islamist Extremism in Africa
September 6 , 2021 Samir Bhattacharya
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On 15th August, 2021, in a dramatic turn of events, Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, was taken over by the Taliban insurgent groups. While the collapse of Afghanistan government and its national ...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Africa , Al-Shabaab , Boko Haram , Counter-terrorism , India , Islamist Extremism , jihadist , Terrorism

How Pakistan Outwitted the US on Taliban Peace
September 6 , 2021 Abhinav Pandya
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On 15th August, the Taliban, an insurgent group of Jihadi extremists with medieval values, captured Kabul in a bloodless coup. The 3,50,0001 strong army of ANDSF, equipped with far superior weaponry and...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

The QUAD Navies Exercise for the Second Time
September 4 , 2021 Amruta Karambelkar
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In the 2021 edition of the Exercise Malabar, the navies of India, US, Japan and Australia came together during 26-29 August for the sea phase. This year makes the second year when Ex. Malabar was condu...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Indian Navy , Indo-Pacific , Malabar , QUAD , South China Sea

China’s Future Road to Afghanistan
September 3 , 2021 Soumya Awasthi
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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...

Afghanistan, China, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : CCWAEC , CPEC , Geopolitics , Pakistan , Taliban , Terrorism , US-China rivalry

तालिबान की रंगाई-पुताई करने से बाज आएं
September 3 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4333
काबुल हवाई अड्डे एवं एक होटल करीब एक साथ दो विध्वंसक आतंकवादी हमलों में 160 से ज्यादा लोग मारे गए, जिनमें 13 अमेरिका के फौजी जवान थे। इस्लामिक स्टेट-खुरसान (आइएस-के) आतंकवादी संगठन ने ये हमले करने का दा...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , अमेरिका। तालिबान। अल कायदा। आइएसआइ। हक्कानी नेटवर्क। पड़ोसी देशों का अध्ययन।

The Two Tales of Pakistan’s Geography
September 2 , 2021 Amit Kumar
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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 enda...

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Af-Pak region , Cold War , geography , Humanitarian Crisis , Mujahideen , Nuclear Proliferation , Soviet Union , Strategic Depth , Taliban , Terrorism , US , war on terror

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