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Category: Afghanistan

On Hegemonic Stability Theory…

Charles Poor ‘Charlie’ Kindleberger (October 12, 1910 – July 7, 2003), an American Economic Historian, once said that it was necessary to establish a Hegemonic Regime in order to maintain […]

A Huge Potential

After triggering of a Global Humanitarian Crisis, there has been a renewed focus on whether Afghanistan can regain its economic strength with a substantial amount of hidden treasure! However, the […]

A Valley Of Resistance

Panjshir knows how to fight back! And, Russia is well aware of this fact (since the Soviet Era). Hence, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov recently said: “The Taliban doesn’t […]

Freedom (From The Arrogant Power)?

Kabul was like Dhaka – the Capital of Bangladesh or erstwhile East Pakistan – on the night before February 21. The Afghan capital was making preparations to celebrate Independence Day […]

Around The Durand Line…

The writing on the 800km-long Hindu Kush mountain range is quite clear. The Taliban has returned to power in Afghanistan, as the Deobandi Islamist Movement and military organisation has taken […]

On The Front Line!

Dedicated to my colleagues… Thomas William Bowlby (January 7, 1818 – September 22, 1860), a British correspondent for The Times in Germany and China in the 19th Century, had arrived […]

A Geopolitical Puzzle

It seems that China considers Afghanistan as an important Regional Component in its BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) geopolitical puzzle. The BRI is the political imprint of Chinese leader Xi […]

A Pending Decision

Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has chosen to act differently from his country’s Historical and Constitutional position on Kashmir, saying that Islamabad would let the people […]