Opinions




Systemic Violence on Local People

  Thursday, January 06, 2022

By Syed Irfan Ashraf 

When it comes to the coverage of terrorism in the Af-Pak region, journalists and analysts in Pakistan have one...

As A Regional Leader, Not A Victim of Circumstance

  Sunday, December 26, 2021

By Suhasini Haidar

India must respond to neighbourhood challenges by making it clear that it is an arbiter of its destiny and the region’s

Addressing an Indian Ocean Conference this month, Extern...

A Genuine Resistance that Offers Hope for all Afghans

  Sunday, December 12, 2021

By Luke Coffey

It has been four months since the Taliban took over most of Afghanistan after the US withdrawal precipitated the collapse of the Afghan government. Since then, the situation across the country has been bleak. Millions of gi...

Brutally Ineffective: How the Taliban are Failing in Their New Role as Counter-Insurgents

  Friday, December 03, 2021

By Colin Clarke and Jonathan Schroden

“If someone doesn’t surrender to us, we kill them.”

The Taliban’s Big Rebrand

  Saturday, November 27, 2021

By Bradley Devlin

The Taliban is not only courting recognition from world governments, but fealty from other branches of Islam within Afghanistan.

Now the de facto government of Afghanistan, the Taliba...