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 […]
If Trump pulls out of Afghanistan If Trump pulls out of Afghanistan 05 Dec 18 An article in ‘The Hill’ of 28th Nov stated that the US envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is moving at a rapid pace interacting with as many top Taliban officials as he can, attempting to start peace talks before President Trump orders a troop pull-out […]
https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=121 Participating in Russia sponsored Afghan peace talks CENJOWS 22 Nov 18 When the request came from Russia for India to participate in its sponsored Afghan peace talks, alongside eleven other nations, India was in a quandary. Russia is an ally whom India would find hard to refuse. When Russia, China and Pakistan met as a trilateral to discuss Afghanistan […]
SAARC has been a failure mainly because it was dominated by Indo-Pak rivalry. Anything which one nation proposed, the other had reservations. It was an organization which never proceeded beyond being a coffee shop. While India claimed that its reasons for rejecting attending the SAARC conference in Islamabad since 2016 was Pak’s continued supported to terrorist groups operating from its […]
SAARC has been a failure mainly because it was dominated by Indo-Pak rivalry. Anything which one nation proposed, the other had reservations. It was an organization which never proceeded beyond being a coffee shop. While India claimed that its reasons for rejecting attending the SAARC conference in Islamabad since 2016 was Pak’s continued supported to terrorist groups operating from its […]