Shanthie Mariet D’Souza: How India Was ‘Ill-Prepared’ For The Dramatic Taliban Takeover – Interview
By Rohan Venkataramakrishnan* (Scroll.in) — The Taliban are in charge in Afghanistan. The rapid overthrow of the Afghan government that
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Author: Dr. Shanthie Mariet D Souza
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza is President & Founder of Mantraya; Consultant/ Security and Political Analyst; Expert and Contributor to the Middle East-Asia Project (MAP) at the Middle East Institute, Washington DC; Senior Analyst, South Asia desk, Wikistrat Analytic Community, New York; Associate Editor, Journal of Asian Security & International Affairs, Sage Publications; Strategic Studies Network (SSN) Fellow, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington DC; Advisor, Independent Conflict Research & Analysis (ICRA), London. Shanthie has previously been Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS).
Articles by Dr. Shanthie Mariet D Souza :
Afghanistan: Future Of Global Terrorism – Analysis
One of the clauses of the February 2020 agreement between the Taliban and the United States (U.S.) made it obligatory on the
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The Taliban’s Post-Battle Narratives On Women’s Rights And Governance – OpEd
Unanticipated swiftness of victory can be potentially befuddling, even for the victor. Multiple weeks after the Taliban’s dramatic capture of
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The Fall Of Kabul, Peace Process And Afghanistan’s Political Future – Analysis
Introduction The two decades-old war apparently ended in Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, with the Taliban cadres marching into Kabul
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In Afghanistan, How India Missed The Bus – OpEd
As I travelled to Kandahar on October 4, 2011, the day India signed the Agreement on Strategic Partnership (ASP) with
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New Delhi’s Afghan Quandary – OpEd
The Biden administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 will heighten anxieties in New Delhi predominantly
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‘The Ultimate Goal: A Former R&AW Chief Deconstructs How Nations Construct Narratives’ – Book Review
Everyone has a story to tell. The story may or may not represent truth. But strategic narration of an event
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What If The Afghan Peace Process Fails? – Analysis
Most Afghans will have difficulty recovering from a failed peace process in which they and their government have invested so
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India And Germany In Afghanistan: Building Platforms Of Cooperation – Analysis
Despite sizeable investment in Afghanistan by the international community for the last 19 years, the task of stabilizing Afghanistan seems
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Afghanistan’s War On COVID-19: Politics Of The Pandemic – Analysis
Abstract Afghanistan, in the coming days, is projected to have one of the worst Covid-19 infection rates in the world.
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