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India’s Engagement with Taliban-administered Afghanistan
India has had a longstanding interest in the stability of Afghanistan, in no small part out of geopolitical necessity. In recent months, New Delhi has taken calculated measures to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to shore up its…
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Contours, Complications, and Regional Spillovers
The conclusion of the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in January 2026 marks one of the most consequential shifts in India’s post-1991 trade strategy. After nearly two decades of negotiations, New Delhi and Brussels have forged an agreement that…
Nepal’s Unfinished Economic Reckoning
On September 8, more than 19 young Nepalis were killed during confrontations with security forces at the gates of the parliament in Kathmandu. What began as spontaneous protests triggered by a social media ban—but rooted in deep frustration over corruption…
Can the Indus Waters Treaty Be Held in Abeyance? What the Law Allows
Two days after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi declared that its participation in the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) would be “held in abeyance” until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably abjures ” with cross-border terrorism.…
सिंधु जल संधि को प्रासंगिक बनाए रखने हेतु अद्यतन की अनिवार्यता
30 अगस्त, 2024 को, भारत ने सिंधु जल संधि (आईडब्ल्यूटी) की समीक्षा और संशोधन की मांग पाकिस्तान को औपचारिक रूप से एक सूचना पत्र देकर की| भारत ने यह सूचना पत्र परिवर्तित हो रही जनसंख्या जनसांख्यिकी, कृषि मांगों की पूर्ति और स्वच्छ ऊर्जा विकास में…
معاہدۂ سندھ طاس کو برمحل رکھنے کے لیے از سرِ نو جائزے کی ضرورت ہے
بھارت نے 30 اگست 2024 کو باضابطہ طور پر پاکستان کو ایک نوٹس جاری کیا جس میں سندھ طاس معاہدے (آئی ڈبلیو ٹی) پر نظرِ ثانی اور ترمیم کا مطالبہ کیا گیا تھا، جس میں آبادیاتی (اور) زرعی مطالبات کی…