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Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 April 2024

This was a reference to criticism of Taliban rule by certain international players. While engagement between the emirate and the West remains limited, the Taliban are drawing…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 February 2024

The Taliban were invited but refused to attend. There was no decision on appointing a UN special envoy for Afghanistan as mandated recently, although UN Secretary-General Antonio…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 August 2023

SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 July 2023

In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made certain comments about cross-border terrorism and territorial integrity that were widely perceived as barbs directed at…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 July 2023

However, at the end of the month, US President Joe Biden made comments suggesting that the Taliban are helping to drive al-Qaida out of Afghanistan. Moreover, the UN Assistance…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 April 2023

Unlike Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the other Central Asian states that border Afghanistan, Tajikistan is suspicious of the Taliban government in Kabul. Meanwhile, the NRF and…

Executive summary
Publication date: 16 September 2021

RUSSIA/CENTRAL ASIA: Regional blocs badly configured

Executive summary
Publication date: 11 May 2016

CENTRAL ASIA: Uzbeks will fight South Asia power sales

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 January 2022

The Central Asian leaders were due to be chief guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations a day earlier, but Delhi cancelled that plan in view of the latest surge in COVID-19…

Executive summary
Publication date: 27 February 2015

RUSSIA/CHINA: India and Pakistan will balance SCO

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