afghanistan

We have to assent that the future of Afghanistan is undetermined, unpredictable, and fluctuant. The only prognostication is of a despondent, gloomy, and tenebrous Afghanistan.

India should look to broaden its engagements with Iran and Russia, explore opportunities for cooperation (as limited as they might be) with China, and find common ground with the United States on Afghanistan’s future.

In a situation which is constantly developing and has the possibility of multifarious outcomes, India must constantly try to pre-empt the status quo and build ties that will help assert its geo-political interests.

The barbaric attack comes barely two and a half months after the vandalisation of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, by a violent mob in Pakistan.

At a time when entire kingdoms and civilizations were falling like dominoes in front of the Islamic attack, our rulers including the Chalukyas, the Pratiharas, the Hindu Shahis etc kept fighting them.

Pakistan’s purpose of war is not to secure itself, but to prove it has the ability to hurt India.

Peace talks is certainly a welcome change but it also poses challenge for India as it goes against the pillars on which New Delhi's Afghanistan policy is based upon.

Talks with Taliban by Afghan govt would have its effects on India-Pakistan-Afghanistan relation.

An article on Gen Raheel Sharif of Pakistan.