Fault Lines of the Frontier: Tribal Loyalties and the New Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions
Archita Gaur The Durand Line has neither been formally recognised by successive Afghan governments nor accepted as a legitimate international…
The Durand Line Dilemma: A Frontier of Fragility, Insurgency, and Unfinished Sovereignty
Kumar Sheni The ambiguity surrounding the border, combined with the limited institutional capacity of both Afghanistan and Pakistan, has contributed…
From Rivalry to Fragmentation: Rethinking Security in Subcontinent
The security of the region is now less about traditional inter-state rivalry and more about intersecting economic vulnerabilities,…
Cross-Border Strikes and Hostage Threats Push Islamabad and Kabul Toward the Brink
Anjali Singh Pakistan’s cross-border airstrikes in Afghanistan during Ramadan and the Baloch Liberation Army’s hostage video have sharply escalated tensions,…
Law as Gender Apartheid: How the Taliban’s New Penal Code Is Engineering the Erasure of Afghan Women
Dr. Muktha L S Afghanistan is now the only country in the world where girls over the age of 12 are systematically…
Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: History, Power, and the Unfinished Struggle for Women’s Rights
Antara Deka The Taliban have imposed sweeping restrictions on women, including bans on secondary and higher education for girls, prohibitions…
From Abandonment to Bargaining: Return of Transactional U.S.–Pakistan Ties Under Trump 2.0
Mohmmad Rizwan Throughout the history of bilateral relations, Washington has consistently prioritised military interests over moral norms and democratic principles…
From Proxy Dreams to Strategic Rupture: Why Pakistan’s Policy of Islamism Collapsed in Afghanistan
The ongoing conflict signifies not only a deterioration of bilateral relations between the two Muslim nations but also…
Pakistan and Afghanistan Halt Border Hostilities As Doha Talks Offer Fragile Hope
Anshu Mishra Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to establish systems to monitor and confirm that the ceasefire is being followed…
India and the Taliban: From Reluctant Engagement to Strategic Assertion
Garima Sharma Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is on a five-day visit to India. Before arriving, he participated…