Gaurav Dixit
Afghan Peace: A Process of Contradiction
The concept of peace talks at some point in time is imminent in every conflict discourse. However, in the case of Afghanistan, it is intrinsically contradictory in nature. Primarily for…
SCO must revisit its policy on Afghanistan
The 2018 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held in the coastal city of Qingdao in East China’s Shandong province in June. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
Ignoring opium economy may cost US war in Afghanistan
While unveiling his strategy for South Asia in August 2017, US President Donald Trump not only reiterated the American stand to stay longer in Afghanistan and take the fight to…
Operationalization of Chabahar Port: India’s Growing Diplomatic Outreach
When the first Indian shipment of wheat left Kandla port for Chabahar port in Iran, and then over land via Iran into Afghanistan, India silently sent multiple strong yet subtle…
India will have to Fight its Battle Against Pakistan-backed Terror Alone
Ideological obligations had enormous impact on the foreign policy of many countries during the Cold War era and maintain their impact even today in some countries. It has been true…
Bring Locals to the Peace Table in Kashmir
The problem of Kashmir is a crisis which has been extensively debated within the policy circles, security agencies, on public forums and on TV channels, and yet the Valley and…
Pakistan’s Nuclear Policy: A Product of Misplaced Military Policies
Speaking at a seminar in Islamabad in 1999, Pakistan’s former foreign minister and a leading nuclear strategist Abdul Sattar insisted, “We shall not engage in any nuclear competition or arms…
