Chayanika Saxena
Regional Connectivity, Regional Peace Via Afghanistan
Sitting at the intersections of many regions, the location of Afghanistan has exposed it to the tumults of geopolitics as much as it has placed it at the center of…
The Disarrayed House: American Policy on Afghanistan Inspires Little Confidence
It’s been three months since the President of USA, Donald Trump, made his country’s intent clear that it would stay put in Afghanistan for as long as it took to …
India is right in its cautious pragmatism on Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump unveiled his much-touted Afghan policy on 21 August 2017. Trump announced to adopt a condition-based policy instead of a calendar-driven agenda, a moderate troop surge (4,000…
Afghanistan: Chinese Whispers Replaced with Discernable Actions
A theatre of rivalries in the past, Afghanistan continues to be an experiment ground for regional and international permutations and combinations – those that put it at the centre of…
Blasting its Way into no Future: Spiraling Insecurity Amidst Political Chaos in Afghanistan
Blasts and the consequent loss of human lives and damage to property are, unfortunately, not new to Afghanistan. The dent that is caused to domestic faith and morale are even…
Democratic in Disarray in Afghanistan: Disunity in the Unity Government
Democracy was ‘restored’ in Afghanistan following decades of violence and conflicts. Where violent uprisings against the invading Soviet Union by the Mujahedeen wrecked the rural areas of Afghanistan, the Civil…
Afghanistan: Peace with Warlord Sends Mixed Signals
Is it finally peace time in Afghanistan? Cutting peace deals with warring factions is generally considered one step forward in the direction of peace. But what if this one step…
In Mind and in Sight: The Persisting Legacy of Karzai in Afghan Politics
Following almost four decades of violence and conflict, a new political framework was introduced in Afghanistan on the back of international and regional material and moral support. Beginning 2001, Afghanistan…
Paying high price for peace: A quagmire that Afghan High Peace Council is
Ever since the Red Army had descended on a land that is notoriously known as the ‘graveyard of empires’, stability and security in Afghanistan became the ghosts; as elusive as…
What has become of Taliban in Afghanistan?
Taliban has all along been considered a formidable, resilient unified front with an effective chain of command. But, like every other entity that is prone to change, or in this…
Stoning to Death, Taliban is Still Alive
With an exit forced on Taliban in 2001, the world had come to believe that it was finally time when the winds of change would propel Afghanistan on the path…
Combating ISIS: World should push aside vested interests
A matter of international deliberation (or rather, contention), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has managed to capture the imagination of the entire globe, with the many speeches…
