Afghanistan

Pakistan's army has revived its old grey zone warfare tactics, but its outdated strategy is increasingly ineffective as India reassesses its approach to counter escalation and strengthen deterrence.

Indian diplomats are unharmed. The claims of their deaths in a Jalalabad attack are false. PTI Fact Check confirms only an Afghan staffer was injured. India shut its Jalalabad consulate years ago, with only local staff remaining.

The collapse of the Assad regime and the simultaneous ascendance of various jihadist factions have created a precarious geopolitical equation.

The Taliban's latest "vice and virtue" law strips Afghan women of their most basic rights, silencing their voices and erasing them from public life. | World

The Taliban's latest "vice and virtue" law strips Afghan women of their most basic rights, silencing their voices and erasing them from public life.

There are too many moving pieces in this regional great game. China, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan - all want to take control of this important piece of the jigsaw puzzle to build their influence in the region

94 Afghans and 10 Indians were evacuated by the Indian government following the Delhi High Court’s recent directive to the Centre to decide on the representation of the distressed Indians and Afghan nationals

Will the Indian government save its huge investments in Afghanistan and not be reduced into a non-entity in the region? Or, will it only choose to use the Taliban for its shallow ends in domestic politics, to win elections, and score brownie points by polarising on communal grounds through fake media narratives?

India’s Afghan problem is bigger than what is made out to be! Not only in terms of the American squeeze on Jammu and Kashmir or troop deployment at the Pakistan-China border, there is a lot to watch out for, as US troops prepare to leave the landlocked country.