The Near Abroad
ANANTA INSIGHTS India and Neighbourhood | April-May 2025 Welcome to the April-May edition of Ananta Insights on India and its Neighbourhood, our monthly survey of developments in South Asia. The region has seen fast-moving developments over the past week, the implications of which continue to evolve. Message to Pakistan: India’s Suspension of the Indus Waters […]
The Near Abroad
ANANTA INSIGHTS India and Neighbourhood | February 2025 Welcome to the February edition of Ananta Insights on India and its Neighbourhood, our monthly survey of developments in South Asia. AFGHANISTAN Evolving Dynamics: India’s Engagement with the Taliban The recent high-level meeting between Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of India and Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban Foreign Minister, in […]
Imperatives For Afghanistan’s Future
The sad reality of Afghanistan is that although the war has ended, violence continues. The security situation is grave, and amid the political chaos and the absence of structured institutions, the Taliban are unable to effectively tackle the resistance groups in the country. Several non-state actors are thriving in the political vacuum: the Islamic State […]
The Climate of Fear and Uncertainty Continues to Haunt Afghanistan
Despite the Taliban’s several assurances towards moderation during the innumerable reconciliation processes in the last two years, it all came to be a watershed after the insurgent group captured Kabul on 15 August 2021. The previous year of Taliban rule has been defaced by an upsetting rollback of women’s fundamental rights and privileges. It almost […]