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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
Reading Pakistan: Reopening the NATO Supply Line
D Suba Chandran on why Pakistan may have lost its only trump card

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

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

IPCS-Brookings Dialogue
3 November 2010


Af-Pak: The Road Ahead
24 December 2009



News
Two Nato soldiers killed in Afghan attack
Dawn, 20 May 2012
KABUL: Two Nato soldiers were killed in an attack in Afghanistan Sunday as alliance leaders gathered in Chicago for ...


At least 13 dead in Afghan suicide bombing: officials
Dawn, 19 May 2012
KHOST: A suicide bomber struck at a lunch gathering of Afghan police and local civilians in southeast Afghanistan on ...


India, U.S. confer ahead of Afghanistan meet
Hindu, 18 May 2012
Ahead of the Chicago meeting on Afghanistan, India and the United States on Thursday held consultations here. The discussions ...


Taliban Stage Deadly Strike on Afghan Governor’s Office
NYT, 17 May 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 11 people died on Thursday after Taliban insurgents attacked a provincial governor’s office, ...


Iran vows never to renounce nuclear ‘rights’
Dawn, 17 May 2012
TEHRAN: Iran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Tehran’s ...


Recent IPCS Publications
Issue Briefs
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

SPECIAL REPORTS
Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan: India as Catalyst
Ali Ahmed
Special Report 111

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

Conference Report
Energy and Environmental Security: Male Dialogue

Conference Report 36
books
Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2011: The Promise and Threat of Transformation
Edited by D. Suba Chandran and P.R. Chari
New Delhi: Routledge India
Book reviews
Raghav Sharma reviews
Losing the Battle Against Islamic Radicalism
 
 

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