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  • Af-Pak Diary: Exporting Sectarianism?
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   14 Dec, 2011    ·    #3520    ·    Commentary    
    There were a series of sectarian attacks in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, killing more than 50 people in early December. While sectarian violence in Afghanistan has not been uncommon, what is new in this wave of blood bath is the perpetr ...
  • The Afghan Debate: Is India Both the Problem and the Solution?
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra.    ·   13 Dec, 2011    ·    #3517    ·    Commentary    
    That India is playing a ‘destructive’ game in Afghanistan is undeniable. India’s recently ramped up engagement is designed to do one thing – rile Pakistan into maintaining its support of the Taliban.  While the cold-blo ...
  • The Afghan Debate: Is India Both the Problem and the Solution?
    Abhijit Iyer-Mitra.    ·   13 Dec, 2011    ·    #3517    ·    Commentary    
    That India is playing a ‘destructive’ game in Afghanistan is undeniable. India’s recently ramped up engagement is designed to do one thing – rile Pakistan into maintaining its support of the Taliban.  While the cold-blo ...
  • The Afghan Debate: Is India the Problem?
    Janosch Jerman.    ·   13 Dec, 2011    ·    #3518    ·    Commentary    
    Facing the exit of Western combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014, the signing of the strategic partnership agreement (SPA) signals a stronger Indian role in Afghanistan. Whereas India has in fact a theoretical potential for playing a bigger role i ...
  • The Afghan Debate: Is India the Problem?
    Janosch Jerman.    ·   13 Dec, 2011    ·    #3518    ·    Commentary    
    Facing the exit of Western combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014, the signing of the strategic partnership agreement (SPA) signals a stronger Indian role in Afghanistan. Whereas India has in fact a theoretical potential for playing a bigger role i ...
  • The Afghan Debate: Is India the Solution?
    J Jeganaathan.    ·   13 Dec, 2011    ·    #3519    ·    Commentary    
    While the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) (loosely referred to as the ‘West’) is preparing to withdraw its troops engaged in combat missions in Afghanistan by 2014, security analysts across the world are preoccupie ...
  • The Afghan Debate: Is India the Solution?
    J Jeganaathan.    ·   13 Dec, 2011    ·    #3519    ·    Commentary    
    While the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) (loosely referred to as the ‘West’) is preparing to withdraw its troops engaged in combat missions in Afghanistan by 2014, security analysts across the world are preoccupie ...
  • What can SAARC Offer to Afghanistan?
    Nishchal N Pandey.    ·   12 Dec, 2011    ·    #3516    ·    Commentary    
    Anarkali Honaryar, the only non-Muslim woman member of parliament of the Afghan lower house received this year's prestigious UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for Tolerance and Non-Violence. She was recognized by the world body for her pivotal role ...
  • What can SAARC Offer to Afghanistan?
    Nishchal N Pandey.    ·   12 Dec, 2011    ·    #3516    ·    Commentary    
    Anarkali Honaryar, the only non-Muslim woman member of parliament of the Afghan lower house received this year's prestigious UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for Tolerance and Non-Violence. She was recognized by the world body for her pivotal role ...
  • Afghan Local Police: A Threat to Civilian Security?
    Janosch Jerman.    ·   08 Dec, 2011    ·    #3510    ·    Commentary    
    In fall 2010, the Afghan government created the Afghan Local Police (ALP) as a ‘self-defence force’ to protect villages against insurgent attacks. In spite of its name, local policing was never under its purview. Envisaged right from th ...
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