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…
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 Proxy Dreams to Strategic Rupture: Why Pakistan’s Policy of Islamism Collapsed in Afghanistan
Mohmmad Rizwan The ongoing conflict signifies not only a deterioration of bilateral relations between the two Muslim nations but also…
A Fragile Democracy Under Siege: Pakistan Military’s March Back to Absolute Power
As Pakistan’s political kingmaker, the army is viewed as efficient and incorruptible, operates with unquestioned impunity, and has…
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…
Pakistan’s Strategic Miscalculation in Afghanistan: How Its Proxy Turned Against It
Balaji Subramanian The proxy that Pakistan created has now crossed the Durand Line and has entered into Pakistan and like…
India’s Evolving Relations with the Taliban -Balancing Strategy and Morality
Shrivara Mahajan Strategic Engagement: India’s evolving ties with the Taliban focus on ensuring Afghanistan’s stability to counter terrorism threats, secure…