Tag: Afghanistan

Renewal of CISMOA: Analysing the US-Pakistan Pact and its Implications for South Asia
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Renewal of CISMOA: Analysing the US-Pakistan Pact and its Implications for South Asia

Two years after its hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, renewing the CISMOA agreement shows that the United States is still interested in the region contrary to what many geopolitical experts believed. The approval of the Pakistan cabinet to renew CISMOA shows that the US and Pakistan are on the path to redeveloping their relationship and chances […]

Reimagining India – Afghanistan ties with Taliban at the Helm
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Reimagining India – Afghanistan ties with Taliban at the Helm

India should cautiously move forward with the Taliban, known to be inherently ‘anti-India’, which has shown no signs of improvement that it had guaranteed upon the takeover.  The Taliban regime has consistently reiterated the need to resume bilateral relations between the two countries to recommence the halted infrastructural projects, visas to students, health care, etc. The […]

Afghanistan Girls Speak on Taliban Imposing Ban for Women in Higher Education
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Afghanistan Girls Speak on Taliban Imposing Ban for Women in Higher Education

Recently, the Taliban imposed a ban on women’s education in Afghanistan. Taliban-run higher education ministry in Afghanistan last week decreed that female students would not be allowed in the country’s universities with immediate effect. As per Afghanistan media, a letter released by the higher education ministry on Tuesday instructed Afghan public and private universities to […]

Taliban bans Women from universities in Afghanistan
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Taliban bans Women from universities in Afghanistan

Taliban-run higher education ministry in Afghanistan has decreed that female students would not be allowed in the country’s universities with immediate effect. The order will be in vogue until further notice, say local reports. As per Afghanistan media, a letter released by the higher education ministry on Tuesday instructed Afghan public and private universities to […]

Analysis | Balochistan – A Saga of Devolutions, State Repression and quest for Freedom
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Analysis | Balochistan – A Saga of Devolutions, State Repression and quest for Freedom

“Today from the ramparts of Red Fort, I want to greet and express my thanks to some people. In the last few days, people of Balochistan, Gilgit, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have thanked me, have expressed gratitude, and expressed good wishes for me.” When the Indian Prime Minister acknowledged the people of Balochistan from the ramparts of […]

Afghanistan, a Graveyard for Empires to Wage Wars
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Afghanistan, a Graveyard for Empires to Wage Wars

Afghanistan is often called the ‘graveyard of empires’ but in reality, it is simply a graveyard where empires go to wage their wars. It is land that has been invaded first by the Persians, Greeks, and then the Arabs who brought Islam after a long struggle against the Hindus and Buddhists who lived there, and later […]

Terror Groups Continue to Thrive under Taliban in Afghanistan – UNSC Report
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Terror Groups Continue to Thrive under Taliban in Afghanistan – UNSC Report

A new report from the United Nations Security Council says that foreign terrorist organisations continue to enjoy safe haven under the new Taliban regime. The report adds that these terrorist groups are in consolidation mode and not likely to launch major attacks outside Afghanistan before 2023. This may be due to financial constraints and political […]

Rescue Missions Post 2014 – Indicator of India’s revamped Foreign Policy
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Rescue Missions Post 2014 – Indicator of India’s revamped Foreign Policy

Introduction The current events in Ukraine have again posed the question of safety of the large Indian diaspora living abroad. However, this is also a case study here about the Indian government’s success in rescuing its citizens in distress. How did India transform itself from a non-aligned balancing power into a nation that is assertive […]

Political Psychology of International Relations
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Political Psychology of International Relations

In international relations, three cognitive psychological concepts are used to understand and decode the behavioral aspects of political leadership across the world: Confirmation Bias, Fundamental attribution error and Prospect theory. Critical thinking and decision making approach applied to political psychology allows us to carefully deconstruct a situation, reveal its hidden issues such as bias and […]