Let us face the facts; the Taliban want a military solution for the simple reason that the US-led coalition has recognized the locus of the Taliban without conditions.
Now, those insisting that the Taliban may agree to come to terms with the…
A scrimmage in a border station, A canter down some dark defile, Two thousand pounds of education, Drops to a ten rupee Jezail…. Strike hard who cares, The odds are on the cheaper man. (Rudyard Kipling)
Afghanistan is a place where the…
There is a strong feeling of deja vu about Afghanistan in the air. The environment, despite the passage of two decades, is eerily reminiscent of the disorder of the early nineties when a power vacuum led to a civil war in all…
Time for India and Pakistan to focus on the dividends of geo-economics with the powers that be.
Legendary Urdu poet, Jaun Elia in one of his couplets had said: “AIK HI HADISA TOU HEI, AUR WHO YEH KE AAJ TAK;…
Time to put an end to guns and gossips! Build on the trust attained in Qatar to foment an era of peace and nation-building in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is an enigma of sorts. Its geo-political vulnerability has kept it on the tenterhooks --…
The East and West apparently can for once meet in a symbiosis of values and material rewards. The idea is embodied in the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC), an eponymous complement to CPEC, a small component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative…
President Joe Biden recently announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan starting May 1, to be completed by September 11, this year. This announcement is being criticized by the retired American generals and pro-establishment politicians, who still see merit in keeping…
This is perhaps a long overdue pertinent question, which has not been asked in the last few years, especially after the 2019 crisis of India and Pakistan. It is important for the Indian audience to consider this question seriously. However, a little…
HOPE springs eternal in human bosom and South Asia might just be lucky enough to experience the post-Biden peace dividends that so far have defied the region.
The Biden Presidency instills a new hope of a Kantian world of peace and cooperation as…
The new administration must take a leap forward in cementing People’s centric profiles with Pakistan
Pakistan has been obsessed with the United States for the last seven decades. Washington, in reciprocity, hardly has a bilateral policy towards Islamabad. It is an antithesis…