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Reading Pakistan: Stand-Off on NATO Supply Line
D Suba Chandran illustrates how demands for an apology and stopping drone attacks in return for the reopening of the supply line have led to a self-dug trap

The US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement: Nothing More Than Symbolic
Aryaman Bhatnagar comments on the lack of specific detailing in the SPA

Silk Road Initiatives: An Alternative Future for Afghanistan
Sreemati Ganguli on the potential of these projects to transform Afghanistan into the centre of trans-regional cooperation

India and the Taliban: Should New Delhi Reach Out to Mullah Omar?
Aryaman Bhatnagar evaluates the pros and cons of opening talks with the Taliban 

Iran’s American 'Problem' in Afghanistan
Aryaman Bhatnagar reflects on Iran's threat perceptions from the US in Afghanistan

Af-Pak Diary: The Taliban Apologists, Opportunists and Opponents
D Suba Chandran identifies three significant stakeholders with varying objectives and endgames

A 'Delhi Discourse' with Central Asia: Reviving Linkages
D Suba Chandran recommends a broadening of the scope of India’s engagement with the Central Asian Republics

US and Pakistan: Likely American Strategy in 2012
Aryaman Bhatnagar forecasts the unlikelihood of the US reducing pressure on Pakistan despite moves towards reconciliation

Reading Pakistan: A New Taliban Shura
D Suba Chandran comments on the likely motivations behind the formation of the shura

Russia’s Afghan Strategy: What are its Interests?
Monika Pawar on Afghanistan’s geo-strategic, geopolitical and geo-economic significance

Bonn II: From Transition to Transformation in Afghanistan
Mariam Safi highlights the expectations from all stakeholders in the period 2014-2024

Af-Pak Diary: Exporting Sectarianism?
D Suba Chandran examines the sectarian dimension of Pakistan-based terrorist groups

The Afghan Debate: Is India the Solution?
J Jeganaathan argues in favour of India’s stabilizing role post the 2014 withdrawal

The Afghan Debate: Is India the Problem?
Janosch Jerman argues that India’s involvement is counter-productive as long as it is viewed as a threat by Pakistan

The Afghan Debate: Is India Both the Problem and the Solution?
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra argues that India is the solution, just not the West’s definition of ‘solution’

What can SAARC Offer to Afghanistan?
Nishchal N Pandey comments on the importance of trade, transit and connectivity for stability in Afghanistan

Afghan Local Police: A Threat to Civilian Security?
Janosch Jerman makes a case against the creation of a militia-like local police minded by dominant regional clans

Af-Pak Diary: Civil War and Instability as an Option in Afghanistan
D Suba Chandran envisages scenarios for Afghanistan post the 2014 withdrawal

In search of a Peace Process: The Problems of Engagement between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Aryaman Bhatnagar enumerates the spoilers that could potentially derail the dialogue 

Istanbul 2011: On Afghanistan
Farhod Mirzabaev comments on the outcome of the meeting in Istanbul earlier this month

Pakistan and the Haqqani Network
Anindya Batabyal comments on Pakistan’s India-centric Afghan policy

Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement: Potential Problems
Aryaman Bhatnagar highlights the drawbacks of the strategic agreement between India and Afghanistan

Nuristan: The Second Front in the Afghan Insurgency
Raghav Sharma draws attention to the growing insurgency in Afghanistan's eastern province

Af-Pak Diary: From Ahmad Shah Massoud to Rabbani
D Suba Chandran points to an emerging trend in the assassination of political leaders by the Taliban

Ten Years After: Al Qaeda’s Game Plan
D Suba Chandran revisits the war on terror and lists possible threats post the death of Osama

Crying Wolf: Al Qaeda and the Nuclear Threat
Alankrita Sinha on the appropriation of nuclear terrorism as a tool for fear-mongering

Operation Geronimo: A Game Changer for Pakistan's Military?
Arun Sahgal examines the motivations that prompt Pakistan’s duplicitous balancing act between the US and extremist religious forces

After Osama - VII: Should New Delhi Engage Pakistan or ‘Wait and Watch’?
Firdaus Ahmed recommends a policy of active dialogue with Pakistan

After Osama - VI: What will be the al Qaeda’s Game Plan?
D Suba Chandran foresees the al Qaeda dividing into multiple cells post Osama’s death

After Osama - V: End the War on Terror?
D Suba Chandran argues against the motion

After Osama - IV: What are the Global Implications?
Siddharth Ramana examines the global impact of the operation

After Osama - III: Is Pakistan’s Army on a Tighter Rope?
Ali Ahmed forecasts plausible reactions of the Army to the operation

After Osama - II: Full Marks to President Obama?
Ashok Bhan records the risk associated with an operation such as this and commends the expertise involved 

After Osama - I: How will this Affect India?
Radha Vinod Raju comments on the disposition of the al Qaeda towards India

Engaging the Pakistani Military: India’s Gains
Arun Sahgal supports the argument for a dialogue with the Pakistani military establishment

Can the Taliban be convinced to renounce al Qaeda?
Radha Vinod Raju explores the prospects of Taliban’s renunciation of al Qaeda

India and Iran: Convergent Interests, Widening Fault Lines
Lydia Walker looks at the interaction between insecurity in Afghanistan and an incipient nuclear Iran in Indo-Iranian relations

Obama’s Annual Af-Pak Review: Need for a Reappraisal
Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee examines the shortcomings of Obama’s Af-Pak evaluation

Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Perspective from Pakistan
Shabana Fayyaz analyzes the Pakistani understanding of Obama’s Af-Pak appraisal

Af-Pak Diary: A Critique of the Blackwill Plan to Partition Afghanistan
D Suba Chandran discusses the loopholes in Ambassador Blackwill’s prescriptions

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Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Afghanistan & the International Community: Limitations of Engagement
Aryaman Bhatnagar
Issue Brief 194

Afghanistan: Evolving an Indo-Pak Strategy: Perspectives from Pakistan
Salma Malik
Issue Brief 123

Terrorism, Religious Radicalism and Violence: Perspectives from Pakistan
Arshi Saleem Hashmi
Issue Brief 121

Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan: India as Catalyst
Ali Ahmed
Special Reports 111

Security Net: Nuclear Risk Reduction in Southern Asia
Lydia Walker & Annie Siris Coombs
Special Reports 101

Energy and Environmental Security: Male Dialogue

Conference Reports 36
 
 
 

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