Central Asia

After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Islamic State of Khurasan Province (ISKP), has emerged as the “most globally ambitious and active branch in both its operations and propaganda of all radical Islamic groups.” The terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia took place on March 22, 2024. More than 130 […]

No astute statesman with a futuristic vision would have agreed to a ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir in 1948 in circumstances in which India did. It was a political and not a military decision. The aggressor got recognition as a party to the dispute plus the legitimacy of a foothold in the strategically crucial area […]

How The Great Game has evolved, with Central Asia emerging as a pivotal theater for competing powers.

  Central Asia has been witnessing a flurry of demonstrations, agitations, and mass protests since the beginning of 2022. The resultant deaths, detentions, and injuries have focussed the spotlight on the different governments of the region in a manner that has the potential to undermine their legitimacy in the medium run. In January, Kazakhstan witnessed […]

How is the world responding to China’s newly unleashed Wolf Warrior diplomacy? To be honest, the West, which is just about waking up to this phenomenon now has so far been ‘shocked’ or ‘surprised’, but to the smaller and weaker neighbours of China, this nature of projection has resulted in a certain amount of stress […]