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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
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

Seminars

IPCS-Brookings Dialogue
3 November 2010


Af-Pak: The Road Ahead
24 December 2009



News
Pakistan holds border talks with Nato, Afghan forces
Dawn, 8 February 2012
RAWALPINDI: Representatives of the Pakistan Army held a meeting with the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the ...


Khar says Pakistan seeks political solution to Afghan problem
Dawn, 8 February 2012
MOSCOW: Pakistan on Wednesday reiterated her belief that for durable peace in the region the Afghan conflict should be ...


Car bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, kills seven outside police headquarters
Washington Post, 6 February 2012
KABUL — At least five Afghan police officers and two civilians were killed Sunday when a car bomb was ...


Afghan official says shooting in southern city kills 5 police officers and security guards
Washington Post, 6 February 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a shooting in the southern city of Kandahar has left five dead, ...


Pakistan, India to get more gas as Afghanistan halves its share
The News, 4 February 2012
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India will each get an additional 150 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of piped gas to ...


Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
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

Evolving an Indo-Pak Strategy in Afghanistan: Perspectives from India
Raghav Sharma
Issue Brief 118

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

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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