Trump tweeted that he cancelled secret meetings with the Taliban & Afghan President Ashraf Ghani due to Thursday’s Kabul bombing that killed a US soldier.
US-Taliban draft peace deal is the latest promise of a break from the past, but in the last 200 years, Afghanistan has seen many such moments lead to more chaos.
A possible agreement between the US and the Taliban needs to have a firm declaration that US troops will return from Afghanistan if the Taliban reneges on its commitments.
A UN report said al Qaeda still considers Afghanistan a safe haven but the health of its leadership was uncertain. It also said the Islamic State remains much stronger than al Qaeda.
Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.
India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
The constructive takeaway is that long running, intractable issues like the war in Afghanistan or the Israel – Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved through gifted, personalised diplomacy over the dinner table in Camp David. President Obama used patient multilateral diplomacy to halt Iran’s nuclear programme, which his successor has resiled from. Or the Paris Accord and the TPP. 2. Ambassador Khalilzad is a good man, perhaps he could have forged a superior understanding with the Taliban if his mandate had not been so sharply focused on getting the boys home for a Thanksgiving turkey.
The constructive takeaway is that long running, intractable issues like the war in Afghanistan or the Israel – Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved through gifted, personalised diplomacy over the dinner table in Camp David. President Obama used patient multilateral diplomacy to halt Iran’s nuclear programme, which his successor has resiled from. Or the Paris Accord and the TPP. 2. Ambassador Khalilzad is a good man, perhaps he could have forged a superior understanding with the Taliban if his mandate had not been so sharply focused on getting the boys home for a Thanksgiving turkey.
आप लिखते अच्छा हैं पर जानकारी कम रखते हैं। Judgement पास करने में उस्ताद हैं। एक teacher की तरह ‘good’ ओर ‘bad’ देने में शेर हैं।
Sher hain, yeh aap ki baat pasand aayee …