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CIA’s turn to tell the truth on Afghanistan | Jawed Naqvi
20 August 2021, by Jawed NaqviAs far as the Afghan Taliban’s fanaticism is concerned, together with their overwhelming military superiority rooted in trademark guerrilla tactics, there ought to be no surprises at the brigands’ return to Kabul with commanding ease. It is also (...) -
Reflections on Events in Afghanistan | M K Bhadrakumar
20 August 2021, by M K Bhadrakumar( August 16-17, 2021)
1. Collapse of the Afghan Army
Social media reported that at the Kabul residence of the Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib who post-haste fled to Tajikistan on Saturday with President Ashraf Ghani, three (...) -
Taliban and Al Qaeda: Putting a fox in charge of the chicken coop? | James M. Dorsey
20 August 2021by James M. Dorsey*
August 19, 2021 Abu Omar Khorasani was taken from Kabul’s Pul-i-Charkhi prison and unceremoniously shot.
The first and only person to have been executed since the Taliban gained full control of Afghanistan, Mr. Khorasani was (...) -
Who Will Heal the Wounds of Afghanistan? | Bharat Dogra
20 August 2021, by Bharat DograThe Taliban have quickly received support from Pakistan and China , to some extent even from Iran and Russia, and apppear set to take control of Afghanistan with the recognition by at least about five or six countries to start with. In their (...) -
India in world affairs during last 74 years | P S Jayaramu
20 August 2021by P. S. Jayaramu
( 16th August, 2021)
India has entered the 75th year of it’s independence and it is a proud moment for us, though it is not a long time in a nation’s history. An attempt is made here to reflect on the role played by India in (...) -
Gandhi’s Compass
20 August 2021, by Suhas Borker(Note: How relevant to the dot this poem remains after 17 years? It was first published in Times of India on 19 April 2004. It referred to the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and to the 11 vows of Gandhi; The moral compass was pointing (...) -
Disorganized ‘Forest’ Management Institutions and Raji’s Life Chances | Bhawesh Pant
20 August 2021by Bhawesh Pant*
United Nations’ (UN) 49/214 resolution of 1994 decided to observe 9th August as International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. With intent to respect, promote and protect indigenous (tribal) cosmologies. This year’s theme (...) -
Cultural Dimension of Climate Change | Pavittarbir Singh Saggu
20 August 2021Pavittarbir Singh Saggu*
Abstract
Culture mediates society’s response to global climate change in all of its manifestations. To demonstrate that climate change impacts cultural elements such as material and lived culture, identity, community (...) -
Book Extracts from Yusuf and Zuleika: The Return of the Despot | Murzban Jal
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Population Control Bill: Is there a need? | Bajaj & Pandey
20 August 2021by Shriya Bajaj and Sandeep Pandey*
Recently population Control bill has been in the light in India. Two states Assam and Uttar Pradesh have proposed Population Stabilization Bill. Also, many other states; Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana (...)
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