Sidharth writes that amidst escalating tensions, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken a decisive step by announcing the closure of its Embassy in Delhi.
Afghanistan
Indo- US Relationship: Moving Beyond Security in Afghanistan
Scholar Srijan Sharma writes, India and US are seen as a major players in managing Afghan affairs. Therefore, a discussion over perspective of possibilities of convergence of interests of both the countries on worsening situation of Afghan affairs complemented by the present environment of geopolitical reset deserves merit.
Why is the Taliban failing state-building? Samriddhi Roy
This article locates two apparent issues with the state-building approaches in Afghanistan. First, the evident lack of resources, domestic isolationism, economic blunders, climatic disasters, and humanitarian crises bleeding Afghanistan dry with no clear governance strategy. Second, the overall international response to the Taliban take-over comes with a feeling of deep mistrust and ignorance towards their leadership by the west.
A Violet Game of Tug of War In Pakistan
Srijan Sharma Writes about Pakistan’s recent Karachi Blast and brewing up insurgency in Pakistan and its spillovers which will adversely impact Pakistan’s security calculus. On the face of it, Pakistan can give thousands of arguments to give a conducive outlook of the state’s security environment but from the inside, it is becoming lethal and deadly which will eat up the state.
The Indian Army Regimental System
Lieutenant General Ghanshyam Singh Katoch writes: The speed with which the Afghan National Army (ANA) collapsed, started off intense discussions investigating the debacle. Very pertinent and at times very […]
The Tooth to Tail Ratio (TTR)
Lieutenant General Ghanshyam Singh Katoch writes: The Tooth to Tail Ratio (TTR) in the Indian context has been used to express the relationship between the numbers of troops employed to […]