https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=227 India and the island states CENJOWS 12 Dec 19 Maldives, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Seychelles are four island states with whom India should have had excellent relations. India has always in some form been involved with them. During the 1980s, India’s military or intelligence service helped ward off coup attempts in Mauritius (1983), the Maldives (1988), and Seychelles (1986). […]
Peace in Afghanistan is Unlikely Afghanistan in peace is unlikely Bharat Shakti 18 Oct 19 Trump called off the US-Afghan peace talks post an attack in Kabul, which claimed twelve lives including of two soldiers, of which one was an American. He stated to White House reporters, ‘As far as I’m concerned, they (talks) are dead.’ On the attack he […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=215 Resuming Afghan peace talks CENJOWS 07 Oct 19 The Taliban leadership, under Mullah Baradar, was in Islamabad last week at the invitation of the Pak government. Receiving them at the venue for talks was the country’s foreign minister and DG ISI. The warmth in the reception indicated the proximity and control that Pakistan retains over the Taliban. The Pak […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=210 Stalled Afghan peace talks CENJOWS 12 Sep 19 The announcement of Khalilzad last week that he has almost come to an agreement with the Taliban on establishing peace in Afghanistan and leading to a US withdrawal, hit a roadblock over the weekend. Two, near simultaneous, terrorist strikes including one which took the lives of two Resolute Support Mission soldiers […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=194 Future of Afghanistan appears bleak CENJOWS 30 Jul 19 For months Afghan peace talks have continued between the US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Taliban leadership in Qatar. Khalilzad is himself a Pashtun which is the clan which controls the Taliban. In the meanwhile, seeking to gain international recognition, the Taliban interacted separately with Russia and […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=185 US Afghan policy will be realistic CENJOWS 01 Jul 19 Zalmay Khalilzad in his tweets almost laid down the US mindset on Afghanistan. He stated, ‘As we prepare for the next round of talks with the Taliban, important to remember we seek a comprehensive peace agreement, NOT a withdrawal agreement. A comprehensive peace agreement is made up of four […]
Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? Is India prepared for failed Afghan talks? 15 May 2019 All indicators prove that the Afghan peace talks are heading downhill. Every player in the game is seeking goals, different from where they commenced, countering those of the other. The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is demanding a ceasefire from the […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=166 Establishing a joint monitoring cell for South Asia CENJOWS 06 May 19 The Sri Lankan attacks and subsequent investigation led to links of the attackers with the ISIS. Whether there was an ideological link alone or did the ISIS provide an individual who assembled the explosives remains unclear, as investigations continue. There have also been claims that some of […]
http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/sri-lankan-bomb-blasts-gives-strong-message-to-india Sri Lanka blasts sends a strong message (English Version) Rakshak News 01 May 19 The recent blasts in Sri Lanka which claimed over 250 lives sends a strong message to India. The ISIS circular which claimed that those who launched the strike were their people was released in Tamil and Malayalam. Tamil could be acceptable as it is spoken […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=162 Lessons from Sri Lankan suicide attacks CENJOWS 30 Apr 19 The suicide attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday which claimed over 250 lives brought forth stark reminders to the world that despite all progress in technology, monitoring of even remote militant groups, such attacks would continue. Sri Lanka, post the end of its bloody civil war, had witnessed […]