Tracing China’s Engagement in Afghanistan: History and Motivations
Since the beginning of the 2001 NATO campaign in Afghanistan, the leading player in the political and security conflict has been the United States. But […]
Recent U.S.-Taliban Talks: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
The fifth round of talks between the United States and the Taliban ended in Doha last week after 16 days of engagement. As a result […]
What Message Does the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis Send to Militants in Kashmir?
On February 14th of this year, a 20-year-old Kashmiri militant, Adil Ahmad Dar rammed an SUV full of explosives into an Indian paramilitary convoy truck […]
کشمیر اور افغانستان کا معمہ: بھارت کو تاریخ دہرانے سے کیوں نہیں ڈرنا چاہیے
جب امریکہ کے صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے پہلی مرتبہ افغانستان سے اپنی افواج کے نکالنے کا اعلانکیا تو کشمیر پر اس انخلا کے ممکنہ اثرات کا […]
Pulwama Attack: Pakistan’s Perceptions and Potential Reaction
On February 14, a convoy of vehicles transporting Indian security forces from Jammu to Srinagar was attacked by a suicide bomber driving a vehicle rigged […]
افغانستان کے لئے چین کی حکمت عملی: پاکستان پر انحصار سے نکلنے کی کوشش؟
چونکہ امریکی افواج کی افغانستان میں موجودگی کے حوالے سے غیر یقینی کی صورتحال بحالئ امن اور مفاہمتی عمل پر خطرے کی مانند چھائی ہوئی […]
End of the Afghan Conflict: Pakistan’s Hopes and Fears
The six-day long deliberations between the Afghan Taliban and U.S. negotiators in Qatar at the end of January ended in an in principle agreement to […]
The Kashmir-Afghanistan Conundrum: Why India Shouldn’t Fear a Repeat of History
When the United States President Donald Trump first announced plans for the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the question of the implications for Kashmir became a […]
سال ۲۰۱۹ کی جانب: افغانستان کیلئے ایک غیر یقینی کا سال
اقوام متحدہ کے ۲۰۱۷ سٹریٹیجک جائزے میں افغانستان کو ایک مرتبہ پھر بعد از جنگ والے ممالک کی فہرست سے فعال جنگی ممالک والے گروپ […]
China’s Afghanistan Strategy: Coming Out of Pakistan’s Shadow?
As uncertainty regarding U.S. troop presence looms over Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process, observers are looking at the role of other important regional players in […]