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Topic: Taliban

Kashmiri Muslims are moderate, ISIS unlikely to get into Valley, says former RAW chief

At Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh, former RAW chief A.S. Dulat also said the Kashmir issue can’t be solved militarily as it’s a political & emotive issue.

Global death toll from landmines doubled since 2013, says report

According to the Landmine Monitor report, 71 per cent of the casualties were civilians out of which half were children.

Absence from Afghan peace talks has hurt India. It’s time now to engage with Taliban

Just like the Ashraf Ghani regime, India has largely remained on the sidelines of theUS-Taliban peace negotiations. New Delhi can’t afford to anymore.

Afghans won’t roll over and welcome Taliban back into Kabul, like they did in 1996

‘Kaun banega Afghanistan ka Rashtrapati’ is the question dominating this conflict-ridden country at the crossroads of Asia and Europe today.

Afghan Taliban releases 3 Indian hostages in exchange for securing release of its members

Seven Indian engineers working for a power plant in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan Province were kidnapped in May 2018.

‘War no solution’: Pakistan pushes Taliban to resume talks with US for Afghan peace deal

A high-level Taliban delegation met Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a push to revive the Afghan peace process, which stalled after Trump abruptly ended it.

Battered by Taliban terrorists & no closer to peace, Kabul finds a friend in Imran Khan 

Pakistan PM Imran Khan called up Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani this week following two terrorist attacks by the Taliban.

Pavan Varma on Hindi books poor sales, Soumya Ghosh says growth needs more than rate cuts

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Breakdown of US-Taliban peace talks much-needed relief for Afghanistan, says envoy

Tahir Qadiry, Chargé d’Affaires at Afghan embassy, says it is up to the Taliban to get integrated into Afghan community and not the other way round.

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.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.