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TopicAfgan peace talks

Topic: Afgan peace talks

India has invested too much in Afghanistan to let Taliban hold sway again with US blessings

Manvendra Singh -
Just like US dumped Kurdish allies in Syria and allowed Turkish army to run havoc, Taliban would do the same with Ashraf Ghani govt in Afghanistan.

Five key aspects of the US-Taliban peace deal decoded

ThePrint Team -
A short summary of Episode 403 of #CutTheClutter where Shekhar Gupta explains five key implications of the US-Taliban peace deal.

Islamic Republic or Islamic Emirate? Trump’s Taliban deal has Afghanistan at a crossroads

Davood Moradian -
Afghans fear the conflict will continue after the deal between a desperate Trump in an election year and Pakistani military skilled in multiple-crossing.

Modi govt’s anger against Pakistan is clouding its judgement on Afghan policy

Jyoti Malhotra -
All PM Modi needs to do is pick up the phone and call India’s good friend, Amrullah Saleh, injured in Sunday's terror attack in Kabul, to ask what else India can do for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s hope for peace rests on how India, Pakistan and China deal with each other

Afrasiab Khattak -
A regional uniformity is possible only if Pakistan, India and China can insulate their support for Afghan peace process from regional rivalries.

Why Afghan-American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad is Donald Trump’s ace in peace talks

Nayanima Basu -
US President Donald Trump had appointed Zalmay Khalilzad as the country’s envoy for peace and reconciliation talks in Afghanistan last year.

‘Father of the Taliban’ calls on China to aid Afghan peace talks

Ismail Dilawar -
Maulana Samiul Haq has said matters of 'such a great importance' shouldn't be left solely to the US.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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