Afghanistan
1,668 journalists killed from 2003-2022 in connection with their work, says RSF
December 30, 2022
Global press freedom organisation Reporters San Frontieres (RSF) says that with murders, contract killings, ambushes, war zone deaths and fatal injuries, a total of 1,668 journalists have been killed worldwide in connection with their work in the last two decades (2003-2022). RSF...
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NSAs meet on Afghanistan: Delhi’s unidimensional approach falters
November 10, 2021
Today, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval hosts his counterparts from seven countries to discuss the security situation in the region, notably to curb export of terror and drugs from a beleaguered Afghanistan, following the fall of the country to the Taliban three mon...
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Lessons for India in ruckus over AUKUS
September 19, 2021
In a clear sign that it was not letting go of the issue, France ratcheted up its criticism of the triad of United States, United Kingdom and Australia over the nuclear submarine deal that killed a EUR 56 billion deal which Australia had signed with France over two years ago. Usin...
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From threats of sanctions to pleas of safe zone: Western approach to Taliban
August 31, 2021
On the night of August 30, just as the last aircraft of the United States Air Force, a C-17, departed Kabul, the Taliban celebrated with a huge display of fireworks and gunfire to mark their victory over the world’s most powerful nation, after a 20-year-long see-saw battle. The...
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Treat us like humans, Afghan refugees tell UNHCR India
August 25, 2021
Carrying placards like “We want Answers” and “We Want Justice” and shouting slogans against UNHCR, hundreds of Afghan refugees, including several women and children, have begun an indefinite protest outside the office of the United Nations High Commi...
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Taliban takeover worries Afghan refugees in India
August 20, 2021
Streets in both, Lajpat Nagar as well as adjoining Bhogal area, bear tell-tale signs of a sizeable Afghani community. There are numerous hair saloons or beauty parlours, travel agents, real estate brokers, pharmacies and restaurants catering almost exclusively ...
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India to be first to feel pinch of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
August 15, 2021
How dramatically military and political fortunes can change within a week? And that too in a historically unstable region like Afghanistan where control over cities and even capital Kabul can change hands faster than a click on the internet. Till earlier this week, most analysts ...
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Danish Siddiqui, the man who dared to capture reality
July 16, 2021
A roof-top shot of the burning pyres during a mass cremation of victims who perished in the catastrophic second wave of Covid-19, at the Seemapuri crematorium or the image of a Muslim man with his head in his knees in an attempt to protect himself during the Delhi riots in Februa...
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Donald Trump comes calling
February 23, 2020
United States President Donald Trump’s visit is expected to be high on hype, but low on content. And that is not too bad for India.
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Interview: Rajendra Shende, chairman, Terre Policy Centre, member of governing body of World Peace University, Pune
February 2, 2020
Hailing from a spiritual family, living in a small village in Maharashtra, but equipped with an engineering degree from a reputed college, professor Vishwanath Karad, a leading educationist, has integrated spirituality, science and sustainability with the object of promoting inte...
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Citizen Amendment Act
December 15, 2019
With nearly half of India burning after the Citizen Amendment Bill was passed, what will be its impact on the ties between its two friendly neighbours –Bangladesh and Afghanistan?
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Afghanistan peace talks
August 3, 2019
As US-led peace talks with the Afghan Taliban pick up, India squirms uneasily as it is not part of the crucial negotiations about the future of the highly volatile nation.
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