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India’s Approach to Taliban 2.0: Cautious and Persistent
Recent Indian moves such as foreign secretary Vikram Misri’s meeting with the Taliban regime’s foreign minister in January 2025 and news reports of New Delhi potentially accepting a Taliban representative to head the embassy have generated a lot of curiosity…
Pragmatism Shapes Growing GCC Engagement with the Taliban
Since the Taliban seized power over all of Afghanistan in August 2021, the country’s de-facto rulers have sought to solidify their grip by asserting firm control over state institutions and intensifying engagement with neighbors and foreign powers. The policy has…
Shifting Alliances: The Taliban’s Evolving ties with India and Pakistan
The Taliban’s successful overthrow of Ashraf Ghani’s government on August 15, 2021, marked a major shift in regional geopolitical dynamics. For Islamabad, the Taliban’s return was initially perceived as a strategic victory. Religious leaders, politicians, and media anchors in Pakistan…
SAV Q&A with Dr. Raashid Wali Janjua and Noorulain Naseem: The TTP’s Resurgence and Pakistan-Afghanistan Ties
In 2024, Pakistan experienced a significant surge in militant violence, with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) intensifying its campaign against the state. The year witnessed approximately 444 attacks, resulting in at least 685 deaths among security forces, marking the highest casualty…
Pakistan in 2024: Economic Strife, Political Resentment, & Security Pressures Spell Gloom
Pakistan is experiencing multiple crises at once, both at its core and its periphery. The protracted concerns of political instability, economic recession, nation-building anxieties, and threats to security have combined into what many commentators have termed the state’s polycrisis. As…
ट्रम्प 2.0: दक्षिण एशिया हेतु निहितार्थ
रिपब्लिकन उम्मीदवार डॉनल्ड जे. ट्रम्प की विजय के साथ, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के चुनावों से संबंधित अटकलों और उत्साह का अब अंत हो गया है | अमेरिका के चुनावी इतिहास में, 100 से अधिक वर्षों में यह प्रथम बार हुआ…