Squashing Déjà vu on February 8, 2019On Monday, February 4, 2019, the Taliban validated the news germane to their participation in Intra-Afghan talks in Moscow, contrived to bring together Afghan stakeholders. The talks are important to chart the course for the second round of US-Taliban negotiations scheduled on 25th of this month. Given the fact that America’s bid for hasty withdrawal […]
10-year challenge: US policy towards the Middle East on January 28, 2019The hashtag #10YearChallenge has got us thinking how the world of politics has changed in the last 10 years. From Obama’s vision of ‘Smart Diplomacy’ of upholding American ideals, of resuscitating Multilateralism, to Trumpism that is grounded in ‘Impulsive diplomacy’, railing against American tradition and mooring impetuous suspicion of International bodies, the last decade has […]
Indian Land Warfare Doctrine-2018: What it means for the Region on January 10, 2019As a supplement to the Joint Doctrine of Indian Armed Forces-2017, Indian army has proclaimed its Land Warfare doctrine (LWD) on 14th December 2018. It outlines broader contours of Indian military strategy and draws on different sets of tactics to accomplish the strategy. The document is essentially important to understand India’s perception of the regional […]
The politics of discourse on May 28, 2018Two kinds of discursive patterns are currently dominating the social and discursive sphere of the country. One, coming from Nawaz Sharif and his compatriots, is situated in the fancy language of protecting the democracy and securing respect for vote and is juxtaposed against undemocratic forces who have been accused of continuous interference in the political […]