Afghanistan: India must make its presence felt
Harsh V. Pant When the Taliban came back to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, there was…
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Afghanistan Regained by Taliban
Anil Trigunayat After two decades, Taliban has not only recaptured Afghanistan but also global attention. The US,…
Taliban and Its Limitations This Time Round
Anil Trigunayat Afghanistan has often been referred to as the “Graveyard of Empires and Kings”. Of these…
Lessons in Democracy: From Taliban
T K Arun Not just domestic zealots but India’s external enemies wait to feed religious bigotry and…
Biden’s choices and America’s moment of reckoning
There are times when an image can become a defining moment in a leader’s life. US President Joe Biden bowing down his head at a press conference in response to a reporter’s question perhaps sums up Biden’s Afghanistan policy so far. There is chaos, there is confusion and then there is sheer incompetence. Biden is losing his grip on the narrative and his team looks clueless in even managing a patina of order. Washington’s inability to withdraw with even a semblance of dignity intact will have a great bearing on America’s future conduct in global politics and it is not readily evident that the Biden administration is up to the task of moving ahead purposefully.