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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
Afghanistan: When India and China Touch Base
J Jegan Nathan discusses the criticality of a sustainable bilateral strategy towards Afghanistan

Mullahs to Monks: Why is our Clergy Angry and Violent?
D. Suba Chandran questions why the advocates of peace and non violence have spearheaded some of the worst violent campaigns in South Asia

Pakistan: Combating the TTP Through Reconciliation in Afghanistan
Sander Ruben Aarten analyses the strategy behind its support of the process

Af-Pak Diary: Decoding Hakimullah Mehsud’s Talks Offer
D Suba Chandran analyses the strategic implications of Hakimullah's recent video message

Af-Pak Diary: Are Regional Differences over Afghanistan Irreconcilable?
D Suba Chandran discusses potential stakeholders in the region-led, region-owned solution

Afghan Elections 2014: Will the Taliban Contest?
J Jeganaathan looks into the probable implications of such a scenario

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

IPCS-Brookings Dialogue
3 November 2010


Af-Pak: The Road Ahead
24 December 2009



News
Suicide bomber strikes in heart of Afghan capital, Taliban fighters battle with Kabul police
Washington Post, 24 May 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. The explosion was followed by an hours-long...

India, Uzbekistan oppose outside interference in Afghanistan
Hindu, 23 May 2013
India and Uzbekistan shared the view that any outside interference in internal affairs of Afghanistan could prove to be counter-productive, in the backdrop of the proposed withdrawal of the U.S. forces by  2014.The Indian and Uzbek diplomats...

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban village elder, 3 others in busy market
Washington Post, 22 May 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of  assassinations and bombings. Habibullah...

Karzai calls for expanding India, Afghanistan defence ties
Times of India, 22 May 2013
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan President HamidKarzai met PM Manmohan Singh for a "restricted" meeting on Tuesday evening during which he is learnt to have called for an expansion of defence ties between the  two countries. Karzai, who is...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds talks with PM Manmohan Singh
Indian Express, 21 May 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight discussing the situation in the region in the backdrop of Afghanistan's keenness to enhance defence cooperation with  India and get supply of "lethal...

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Building Bridges: A Regional Dialogue
Panchali Saikia , Pradeepa Viswanathan and Ruhee Neog
Conference Report 42
Afghanistan & the International Community: Limitations of Engagement
Aryaman Bhatnagar
Issue Brief 194
Energy and Environmental Security: A Regional Dialogue (Final Report)
Conference Report 36
Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan: India as Catalyst
Ali Ahmed
Special Report 111
Afghanistan: Canada-India Policy Dialogue
Conference Report 33
Security Net: Nuclear Risk Reduction in Southern Asia
Lydia Walker & Annie Siris Coombs
Special Report 101
Af-Pak: A Strategic Opportunity for South Asia?
Ali Ahmed
Special Report 87
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
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
EVENTS
South Asia Regional Dialogue
24 May 2013
Building Bridges in South Asia: Thimphu Dialogue on Enhancing Regional Connectivity
10 September 2012
 
 

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