The announcement of the delayed U.S. and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan comes during a time of uncertainty about the Taliban’s capabilities and the U.S. bombardment of a hospital in Kunduz.
India’s security ties with Washington and Beijing vary significantly in scope and intensity.
President Nawaz Sharif is not as powerful as General Raheel Sharif. As the Pakistan army exerts real power, democracy is more and more a facade.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s impressive outreach to India's neighbors has seen some unfortunate stumbles, including in the Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Although a negotiated U.S.-Pakistan nuclear deal has been termed a potential “diplomatic blockbuster,” its inherent contradictions may make it difficult to sell in both the United States and Pakistan.
Nearly seven decades after the Partition of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan faces a daunting series of existential challenges ranging from ethnic strife to Islamism and terrorism.
The last few months have witnessed nascent efforts to restart high-level bilateral talks between Delhi and Islamabad dashed again by political maneuvering in both capitals. Are the two states doomed to a perpetual state of “not war, not peace,” or is there hope for a way forward?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s attempt to put some meat on the bones of a proclaimed Indo-German strategic partnership is part of a story that goes back to the early years of the twentieth century.
The Taliban’s successes in and around Kunduz are the almost inevitable consequence of corrupt and abusive governance.
The 2015 election in the Indian state of Bihar is a major test for the Modi government. The results will have ramifications far beyond Bihar’s borders.