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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

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India’s Long Road to Net-Zero

With ambitious targets, the green transition is a huge challenge for India.

09.04.2024 8

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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

After Attack in Russia, Focus Turns to ISKP in Afghanistan and Central Asia

The focus on and understanding of ISKP’s core area in Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to be expanded to include the large frontiers of Central Asia.

28.03.2024 6

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Where Do Taliban-Pakistan Relations Stand Now?

One reason driving Islamabad’s renewed efforts in Afghanistan may be India’s continuing moves to expand its dealings with the Taliban.

15.03.2024 8

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A Reality Check on Afghanistan’s Isolation Under the Taliban

Beneath the U.N. secretary general’s claims of consensus in Doha, a clear division is visible among countries regarding whether and how to do...

23.02.2024 4

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Afghanistan’s Climate Crisis: Addressing Drivers of Conflict

Helping Afghans deal with climate-induced emergencies could aid in addressing the drivers of unending conflict and instability in the long-term.

09.02.2024 5

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Impasse at Torkham: Pakistan’s Border Closure a Pressure Tactic on the Taliban

Pakistan is leveraging the border as a tool of pressure to secure its political interests vis-a-vis Afghanistan.

19.01.2024 6

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The Plight of Deported Afghans 

An unending refugee and humanitarian crisis the world seems to have forgotten.

14.01.2024 4

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Afghanistan Left out of Global Climate Change Conversation

Afghanistan under the Taliban was once again shunned from the COP28 climate change conference.

18.12.2023 3

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Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia

Tajikistan is the strongest critic of the Taliban in Central Asia and continues to host dialogues featuring a diversity of Afghan voices.

11.12.2023 4

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Managing Dissent Within: The Taliban Way

The hardliners within the Taliban have consolidated their position, and the specter of the group’s implosion seems improbable in the near term. 

30.11.2023 3

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An Iranian Reversal on Afghan Refugees

The difference between the deportation policies targeting Afghans in both Pakistan and Iran is the noise surrounding these efforts.

14.11.2023 3

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Pakistan’s Afghan Gamble: Refugees as a Strategic Tool Against the Taliban

In the Chinese city of Nyingchi in Tibet, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani met his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi on October 5....

30.10.2023 8

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Taliban’s Economic Dreams

On October 17 and 18, leaders, delegations and representatives from more than 130 countries gathered in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for...

18.10.2023 3

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Myths and Realities of ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan Under the Taliban

The dire state of girls and women in Afghanistan under the Taliban, a tragedy that has featured frequently in international media reports in the last...

29.09.2023 2

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Hobson’s Choice for India in Taliban-Held Afghanistan

A few days after hundreds of Afghan students living in India staged a protest in New Delhi, demanding that their visas be extended and they be allowed...

19.09.2023 3

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