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Afghan opposition faces protracted crisis

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AFGHANISTAN

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…

Afghanistan’s marginalised groups face increasing woes

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban have increasingly fraught relations not only with Shia, most of whom are ethnic Hazaras, but also with other marginalised communities, including Salafis -- a small…

Gulf to look beyond Pakistan as insecurity rises

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PAKISTAN/GULF

Outlook for Pakistan-Gulf relations.

China-Pakistan corridor exposes Beijing to major risks

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PAKISTAN/CHINA

Development of a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is dominating the bilateral agenda along with security. Expectations are that some 46 billion dollars will be invested in…

Islamabad may compromise with Pakistani Taliban

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PAKISTAN

The TTP, emboldened by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, has intensified its insurgency in recent weeks. The group was formed in 2007 in North Waziristan, at that time part of…

Summit highlights contours of Indian foreign policy

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INDIA

India will host the 2023 summit as the group’s chair for the year. Events in Samarkand cast a spotlight on its bilateral relations with other member states and gave an indication…

Press freedom will decline in South Asia

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SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh is ranked lower than any other South Asian country, even Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Bhutan, judged to have the freest media in the region, and Nepal are the only South…

Lahore blast augurs uptick in India-Pakistan tensions

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INDIA/PAKISTAN

Pakistan last week accused India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), of orchestrating the attack. Delhi denies the allegation. Meanwhile, there…

China and Iran recast Pakistan's ties to Saudi Arabia

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan's ties with Saudi Arabia.

India will increase barriers to Chinese investment

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INDIA/CHINA

China and India, which have long had difficult relations, have only partially disengaged from a border stand-off in the Western Himalayas that began in May 2020. Although…