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TopicAfghanistan war

Topic: Afghanistan war

Why Afghanistan was a limited war with limited success

For better and for worse, being a global superpower involves fighting conflicts that matter a great deal more to the enemy than they do to the US.

CIA has a new Afghan problem: How to spy, conduct ops in Afghanistan after US exit this year

An NYT report, titled ‘C.I.A. Scrambles for New Approach in Afghanistan’, talks about US spy agency’s search for ways to carry out intel & counter-terror ops in Afghanistan after military pullout.

As Biden announces US, NATO troop pullout from Afghanistan, experts flag concerns for India

Regional countries, especially India, will have tremendous concerns about the US pullout from Afghanistan and the likelihood of a Taliban resurgence in the country, experts said.

Year on, Trump’s Doha accord with Taliban grows into a headache for Biden — and for India

Should the Biden administration go ahead with Trump’s plan to withdraw troops and risk plunging Afghanistan into further chaos and bloodbath like the Obama administration did?

How the world, especially India, should read JeM’s celebration of US-Taliban peace deal

An article in Jaish-e-Mohammed journal ‘Medina Medina’ gives a sense of how the organisation is trying to survive. But its two crucial takeaways are in Indian context.

The major miscalculation by US in its Afghan war — Pakistan

Former US envoy and defence officials point out the flaws in policymaking, say successive administrations failed to see the ‘Pakistan danger’.

When Bush, top US officials compared Afghan War to Vietnam War — a war America lost

Successive American governments followed the 'same talking points', claiming US was making progress in the Afghan War even when it wasn't.

Afghan Taliban are stronger than ever – after the US spent $900 billion to finish them

The Taliban are growing more confident of returning to power, 18 years after US launched its war on terror in which more than 147,000 people died.

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

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.

India being kept out of Afghan-Taliban peace talks is a return to pre-9/11 geopolitics

India’s Afghanistan efforts face a hesitant Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghan peace who seems to be keeping New Delhi at bay.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.