Articles
December 10, 2021
India’s expanding focus in the Indo-Pacific region augurs well to set the country maritime-ready both internally as well as externally SAGAR, Sagarmala and seaports represent a maritime ‘Triple S’ growth triangle prospect for India. The Indo-Pacific region is the most […]
October 27, 2021
Organised by: Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi Date & Time: October 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM Proceedings Report: Speakers: Gaurie Dwivedi, Columnist and Author of the Book ‘Blinkers Off, How Will The World Counter China’ published by Pentagon Press, […]
October 25, 2021
Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Afghan Taliban The recent suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in the southern city of Kandahar in Afghanistan which is the stronghold of the Afghan Taliban during Friday prayers killed more than forty […]
October 21, 2021
Event Details: Organised by: Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi. Date & Time: October 19, 2021 at 05:00 PM Webinar: Afghanistan Political Crisis: Regional & Global implications Proceedings Report Speakers: Dr. C. Christine Fair, Professor, Peace, and Security Studies Program […]
October 20, 2021
Organised by: Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi. Date & Time: October 19, 2021 at 05:00 PM Webinar: Afghanistan Political Crisis: Regional & Global implications Proceedings Report Speakers: Dr. C. Christine Fair, Professor, Peace, and Security Studies Program at Georgetown […]
October 18, 2021
The United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions are 75 years old and unable to respond to contemporary challenges India was chairing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) when the Americans hastily withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over […]
September 20, 2021
Kochi: Former Ambassador of India Venu Rajamony stated that India should adopt a ‘wait and watch’ approach in Afghanistan. The recent developments in Afghanistan are a major setback for India, he said while speaking at a webinar organised by Centre […]
September 17, 2021
Organised by: Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi. Date & Time: September 17, 2021, at 05.00 PM Webinar: CPPR Webinar Series on the Political Crisis in Afghanistan: The National Interests of India and China. Proceedings Report About the Event: The […]
September 3, 2021
As the Americans left Afghanistan, the Taliban were seen in gunfire celebrations of their victory. Gun-toting Taliban fighters moving around in American vehicles and American uniforms, the future of Afghanistan is acutely chaotic. The nature, structure and scope of the […]
September 2, 2021
Organised by: Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi. Date & Time: September 2, 2021 at 05:00 PM Webinar: CPPR Webinar Series on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan: Implications and the Road Ahead Proceedings Report About the Event: Centre for Public Policy […]
August 28, 2021
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, – George Santayana. Two decades later, once again the Taliban are back to helm in Afghanistan, after having usurped power to transform the Republic of Afghanistan into an Islamic […]
July 13, 2021
History repeats itself in Afghanistan more often than in other countries. Nobody has conquered that country and one super power after another met their waterloo in Afghanistan. The tribal chiefs and warlords battled for supremacy and influence, and the Soviet […]
June 5, 2020
No country is spared from the devastating health and economic impacts of COVID-19; among the most affected are the 25.9 million refugees seeking refuge in some of the world’s poorest countries with declining and failing healthcare systems. Though governments are […]
January 23, 2020
Following the preliminary election results coupled with the US decision to withdraw its troop from Afghanistan, the country remains in a political turmoil. This part of the article assesses whether the subsequent events in war-torn Afghanistan will result in a […]
April 22, 2019
A war-weary Afghanistan is waiting with bated breath for another round of direct talks between the United States and the Taliban next week in Qatar. The latest round of talks will be unprecedented primarily because the Taliban has agreed to […]