Likely Scenarios for An Afghan Political Settlement
The imminent announcement of a date and venue for possible intra-Afghan talks—the first round of negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban—has generated optimism […]
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Changing the Script to Change the Narrative: The Modi Government’s Evolving Playbook on Pakistan
Since 2014, India’s security and foreign policy thinking on Pakistan has been characterized by a singular motif: changing the script to change the narrative. This […]
The China-India-Pakistan Triangle: Origins, Contemporary Perceptions, and Future
Even as India and China find themselves embroiled in yet another border standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), commentators have sounded alarm on […]
Can the Intra-Afghan Negotiations Yield Lasting Peace?
Even after almost half a century of conflict, Afghanistan has ranked first out of the ten must-watch conflicts for 2020 by the International Crisis Group. Today, the […]
The Islamic State’s Increasing Focus on India
On March 25, a lone terrorist affiliated with Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) carried out an attack on a Sikh place of worship, the Gurdwara Har […]
امریکہ طالبان معاہدے پر دستخط، لیکن کس قیمت پر؟
گزشتہ دنوں، امریکہ اور طالبان کے مابین ایک برس کی براہ راست بات چیت اور افغان سرزمین پر امریکہ کے قدم دھرنے کے ۱۹ برس […]
India-Pakistan Dynamics After Balakot: A Different Deterrence Equation?
India has been battling crossborder terrorism with no clear success for more than three decades. Fear of possible nuclear escalation by Pakistan has traditionally restricted […]
The Regional Implications of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement
As the United States and the Afghan Taliban inked an agreement to end the almost two-decade-long war in Afghanistan on February 29, many onlookers welcomed […]
The U.S.-Taliban Deal Signed, but at What Cost?
Yesterday, after more than a year of direct talks between the United States and the Taliban and over 19 years since the United States put […]
عمران خان اور فاٹا کی قومی دھارے میں شمولیت کا دشوار مرحلہ
رواں ماہ پاکستان نے وعدہ کیا ہے کہ وہ قبائلی علاقوں کو قومی دھارے میں شامل کرنے کیلئے ایک دہائی تک سالانہ ایک بلین ڈالر […]