Opinions
India’s Engagement with the Taliban- a Moral Delusion
By Neelapu Shanti
“Dharmo rakshati rakshitah” - when you safeguard righteousness, it will safeguard you.
Whenever power removes all checks from its path, its moral compass falters. Afghanistan has become a casualty of strategic arrogance—political witchcraft posing as statecraft.
Guided by realpolitik and sidelining both moral and strategic legacies tow...
Pakistan’s Double Game: The Taliban, the Pashtun Question, and a Fraying Counterterrorism Narrative
By Bahar Mehr
Recent tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban reveal not a rupture, but a recalibration of a long and complicated relationship. Islamabad’s sharp rhetoric, border clashes, and threats of deportation against Afghan refugees suggest confrontation&md...
Is the Shift in India’s Afghan Policy toward the Taliban in the Interest of the Afghan People?
By Neelapu Shanti
An Evaluation of Muttaqi’s Visit to India
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi at the invitation of India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), following his participation in the Moscow...
Afghanistan’s Democratic Vision Reflected as the World Celebrated the International Day of Democracy
By Neelapu Shanti
“Democracy derives its power from the people — from their voices, choices and participation”-United Nations.
September 15 marks the International Day of Democracy — a day the...
Engaging with the Taliban: Is India’s Strategic Necessity Helping Ordinary Afghans?
By Neelapu Shanti
The news report about India seeking a United Nations Sanctions Committee (UNSC) travel ban waiver for Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s proposed visit to New Delhi this month appears to solidify India’s engagements with the...
Al-Qaeda and Panjshir: The New Haven of Transnational Terrorism
By Abdul Naser Noorzad
Since the handover of power to the Taliban, the group has transformed Afghanistan into a safe haven for multinational terrorist groups, including internationally notorious organizations such as al-Qaeda and ISIS. Increasing warnings from cert...
