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Sunday, January 18, 2026
TopicTaliban US deal

Topic: Taliban US deal

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

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

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

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

The Effort to Stop AI Nudes Is Missing a Deterrent

There’s another kind of damage that is being overlooked in the discourse: what this technology does to the people who create these images.

Wharton India Economic Forum: How India’s sustainability transition is turning pragmatic

Experts discuss India’s sustainability journey and how it is evolving from a narrative of climate intent to one grounded in economics, infrastructure, and long-term returns.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.