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The Political Role of Sufi Mystics in Afghanistan
Since the Taliban swiftly took Kabul in August, Afghans and Afghanistan watchers have been grappling with what the shape and nature of the new government will be and how it will replace the former republic. There is little hope left…
Nepal and a Feminist Foreign Policy
In July 2021, Ratnanagar Municipality in Bagmati Pradesh enacted a policy that banned women with children under the age of two from going abroad for foreign employment. The local representatives reasoned that children were deprived of maternal care when mothers…
بھارت میں سوشل میڈیا پر سیاست کا غلبہ
بھارت کی سیاسی تاریخ میں پہلے ”سوشل میڈیا انتخابات“ سمجھے جانے والے ۲۰۱۴ کے انتخابات نے بھارتی سیاست میں سوشل میڈیا انقلاب کی بنیاد رکھی۔ ۲۰۰۹ کے عام انتخابات سے قبل کانگریس کے رکن پارلیمنٹ ششی تھرور جو قبل ازیں…
Biden’s India Engagement: Six Months On
July 2021 marked not only the first six months of Joe Biden's presidency, but also U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s first official visit to India. The secretary arrived in Delhi on July 28, where he met with Prime Minister…
Pakistani Political Parties and Afghanistan’s Future
As the United States continues its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the new administration in Washington is to decide on a roadmap to peace in Afghanistan that offers the United States a winning narrative of achieving its political goals, despite battlefield losses.…
India at the UNSC: The First Six Months
Since the early 1990s, India has made its ambition to hold a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) abundantly clear. Over time, New Delhi has worked aggressively towards this end. While the international community builds consensus over UNSC reforms through the…