Central Asia–Japan Dialogue: Ministerial pledges greater support for infrastructure development
The meeting comes against the backdrop of increasing Chinese influence in the region
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Afghanistan
Understanding President Ghani’s Peace Jirga
Afghans know that peace and counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan is inextricably entwined with international politics as also with Pakistan’s game of terror sponsorship.
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Iran’s Zarif visits Delh, India sends first rice shipment via Chabahar
India will have to walk a diplomatic tightrope. It is widely believed that it may not be able to withstand US pressure this time around,
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“The pot of violence in Afghanistan will keep boiling”
While the government’s stated policy is that we would support the govt or the interim govt of Afghanistan, I’m certain that at an informal level we have the ways and means to access some segments of Taliban
U.S. Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Visits Delhi
India has contributed more than$2 billion for Afghan reconstruction and majorly in Afghan civil capacity building. It is worried all the gains made may unravel
“The ball is in Pakistan’s court to deliver on India’s concerns over cross-border terrorism; taking the dialogue process further.”
India’s policy consistency and significant contribution in civil capacity building has made us popular across the politico-ethnic spectrum in Afghanistan.; this does not mean that we don’t have the channels open with the Taliban
“Milestone” consensus on troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Rivals Russia and China back the US on the key formula of a peace deal it is negotiating in Afghanistan – withdrawing troops in return for Taliban pledges not to welcome foreign extremists.
Afghan women push for voice in talks, fearing loss of rights
Women are worried that even religious conservatives, warlords and strongmen who dominate Afghanistan’s US-backed leadership – and whose attitudes toward women often differ little from the Taliban – will trade away their rights to reach a deal.
The Notre-Dame fire is as sad as the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas
Former President Hamid Karzai tweeted that the fire at the 650 years old iconic cathedral was as sad as the destruction of the centuries old Bamiyan Buddhas
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Taliban offensive blow against ‘sustainable peace’
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the announcement by Taliban militants in Afghanistan of its spring offensive, saying it will result in more “unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people”.
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