Afghan students in India: different, displaced but undeterred
The Afghan students at Pune University discuss their personal histories as well as their perceptions on what Afghanistan as a country means to them.
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“Lost Wishes”: reflections on my mother’s dairy
Excerpts from “Lost Wishes”, a diary by Azima Nabi, an Afghan lady.
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After the assassination of Salman Taseer
A week after Salman Taseer's murder, US Vice President Joseph Biden flew to Pakistan to "gauge priorities" in the Af-Pak region. India, Ambassador Neelam Deo says, must not allow itself to become a victim of American imperatives and Pakistani maneuvers.
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Pakistan: At the edge of the abyss
The murder of Salman Taseer , the liberal-minded Governor of Pakistani Punjab, augurs grimly for the country. With the government mired in political turmoil, intelligentsia silenced and religious extremists integrating with the security forces, Pakistan is a state teetering on the brink of collapse.
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Plan B in Afghanistan
There are no easy or cost-free ways to escape the current quagmire in Afghanistan. Although it has problems, a de facto partition of Afghanistan, in which Washington pursues nation building in the north and counter terrorism in the south, offers an acceptable fallback.
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Sri Lanka-China: Growing friendship
The Western and Indian response to Sri Lankan aspirations has sent the island nation into the arms of China and Pakistan. But Colombo’s trust must be won. For Sri Lanka is vital to India’s security and the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean.
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26/11 anniversary: Politicians care little
Mumbai is no stranger to terrorist attacks and has taken many bomb blasts in its stride. But what happened on November 26, 2008, has changed the city – and the country – in many fundamental ways.
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Rethinking an Afghanistan Exit Strategy
Richard Armitage, a former US deputy Secretary of State, believes that the Obama administration should take its partnership with the Afghan and Pakistani government before it proceeds with its proposed troop withdrwal from Afghanistan in July 2011
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Responding to an assertive China
No longer can New Delhi afford to live in denial about the rising influence of the Chinese juggernaut
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Crisis Guide: Pakistan
Pakistan was created as a haven for the Muslims of British India. Rocked by catastrophe after catastrophe, today, it is a state teetering on the brink of collapse