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Afghanistan

Biden’s Legacy 

Joe Biden’s presidency was ushered in with high hopes for stability and healing. His promise to unite a divided nation and restore dignity to the Oval Office struck a chord with many voters.

Afghan policy

India’s decision to re-engage diplomatically with the Taliban marks a significant shift in its regional approach. Following the collapse of the previous Afghan government led by President Ashraf Ghani in 2021, India faced a major setback to its two-decade-long investments in Afghanistan’s development and democratic institutions.

Ties with Kabul

‘Great Games’ was used to describe the fierce fight by rival powers for spheres of influence in the unforgiving swathes of South-Central Asia (modern day Afghanistan), at the crossroads of civilisations.

Targeting music

Perhaps the most ironical aspect of reports emerging from Afghanistan that the Taliban made a bonfire of musical instruments in their attempt to stamp out an activity they consider unIslamic is that they coincide with the 43rd death anniversary of a man considered by many as the greatest male singer to have emerged from South Asia. Mohammed Rafi was a lower-caste Muslim, a simple and unlettered man, but second to none in his piety.

Terror merger

The report by a United Nations committee that says the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which functions with impunity because of the sanctuary provided by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, may be seeking a merger with Al-Qaeda to create an umbrella organization should cause concern.