Trouble In A Hybrid Paradise: What Is At Stake Here
For those who are saying that the present tensions over the appointment of a new DG ISI are stage-managed, I...
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Who Controls The ISI?
Just like many former prime ministers in the post-Zia period, Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to come under the sway...
‘Peace Talks’ With The TTP Will Undo Pakistan’s Recent Counterterror Gains
It is ironic that both the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Pakistan’s state apparatus were euphoric about the capture of Kabul...
Legitimising A Militant Group: Is Democracy Out Of Fashion?
15th August, 2021—the day the Afghan Taliban entered Kabul, was the day when any chance of a sustained and prolonged...
South Asia’s Dilemma: US Absence Makes Your Skin Cold
Since the early 1990s, American diplomacy in South Asia has largely remained focused on managing the tense relations between two...
Taliban Will Govern Afghanistan Through Fear And Coercion
The Taliban's record of governing Afghanistan in the 1990s was disappointingly dismal. The only legitimacy they claimed to have (or...
China Sees Opportunity In Afghanistan But Can The Taliban Overcome Themselves?
With the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan underway, a regional response to Taliban’s military victories has started to take...
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