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TopicTaliban US deal

Topic: Taliban US deal

China leveraging Afghanistan to puncture Central Asian mountains, link with Iran, says ex-envoy

Pia Krishnankutty -
In webinar on ‘China's Position on Afghanistan’, hosted by the Institute of China Studies. experts speculate on China's reasons for embracing the Taliban & any reservations it may harbour.

Moderate, extremist, dependent, independent — the many avatars of Afghanistan’s Taliban

Nayanima Basu -
Taliban, which lost power in Afghanistan in 2001, is violently capturing territory as US presence draws down to a close.

Afghan foreign minister’s visit will help India figure way forward in Taliban peace talks

Nayanima Basu -
Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar, who arrives Monday, comes at a time when US has planned a larger role for India in the peace talks.

On Camera

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Opinion

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Swasti Rao -
Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar is a constitutional failure. Damage is not procedural, it is existential

What the Iran crisis means for middle powers

Economy

Rupee slides past 93 per dollar to record low as Iran war risks rise

Bloomberg News -
The currency dropped as much as 0.7% to 93.28 per dollar, after a public holiday Thursday. The central bank has been intervening to support the currency, with traders citing its presence Friday.

Defence

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

Vaibhav Pant -
A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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