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Between Isolation and Engagement: The Afghan Taliban’s Diplomatic Dilemma

Introduction With the Afghan Taliban back as the new rulers of Kabul since August 2021, the regime has found itself caught in a diplomatic conundrum—maintaining isolationism on the one hand and engaging bilaterally with its regional neighbours and...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (08-14 April 2024)

Economic What overcapacity? China says its industries are simply more competitive The last day of U.S. Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to China coincided with the strongest retort yet from Beijing officials over her claims that China is flooding...

Interaction with Delegation from the UNAMA

On 19 April, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) delegation led by Ms Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan and Head of the UNAMA visited the Vivekananda International...

India’s Strategic Diplomacy: Navigating India’s Engagement with the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan

Following the visit of an Indian delegation to Afghanistan in March 2024, there was much speculation across academia as well as policy circles on India’s relations with the present government in Afghanistan, as India embarked on expanding its...

Neighborhood News Digest - 08 April 2024

Afghanistan Taliban erects Kandahar Mosque walls amid potential ISIS threat to Hibatullah Akhundzada-The Khama Press According to local media reports, the Taliban is constructing security walls or T-walls around the Eidgah Mosque in Kandahar due to...

Neighborhood News Digest - 02 April 2024

Afghanistan CNN: ‘Taliban’s Pashto chauvinism helps ISIS-K’ recruitment from other ethnic groups-The Khama Press Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior adviser to the New York-based Counter Extremism Project, told CNN that ISIS-K “has the desire and a...

Neighborhood News Digest- 06 February 2024

Afghanistan Posting of UN Special Envoy for Afghanistan against UN Law: Mujahid- Tolo News The Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that the appointment of the UN special envoy for Afghanistan—a vacancy approved in the 2721 resolution by...

Neighbourhood News Digest - 01 February 2024

Afghanistan China quietly expanding influence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan – The Hindu While most of the world treats Afghanistan's Taliban government as a pariah, China is growing diplomatic and economic links — and Kabul is happy for the attention...

Neighbourhood News Digest- 31 January 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan’s neighbours reluctant to prioritize Afghan women’s rights, says ICG-The Khama Press In a recent report, the International Crisis Group reports that regional authorities are not inclined to emphasize the rights of Afghan...

Taliban Interim Administration: A Review of its Regional Engagements in 2023

Introduction The year 2023 marks the second anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul. After more than two years of the takeover, Afghanistan is still in the middle of a deep humanitarian crisis and a grappling economy amidst political...

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