India-bound ships begin Strait of Hormuz transit as US lifts Iran blockade; Chabahar, INSTC in focusThree cargo ships are now transiting the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a significant shift after the US ended its blockade of Iranian ports a...
19 Jun, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhoodRussia and the Taliban have signed a significant military cooperation agreement. This pact alters regional security dynamics. Pakistan's st...
30 May, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...
30 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
12 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
India’s Op Sindoor shows why clear war aims matter in modern conflictsIndia's Op Sindoor offers a model for modern warfare. Unlike protracted conflicts, it used calibrated force with clear objectives. The oper...
07 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
New road to Kabul: India balances commerce, strategy and Afghan voicesIndia's strategic outreach to the Taliban regime is fostering renewed trade ties, particularly for Afghan traders like Mushtaq Karim in Del...
07 Dec, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
Islamabad steps up heat on Kabul as Taliban warms up to DelhiPakistan, backed by its military, is intensifying pressure on the Taliban regime following US visa suspensions for Afghans and a drone atta...
02 Dec, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
Afghanistan expands ties with neighbour TajikistanAfghanistan's Taliban regime is strengthening ties with Tajikistan. This comes as relations with Pakistan worsen. A high-level Tajik delega...
18 Nov, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Pakistan says 'committed' to dialogue with Afghan Taliban to resolve differencesForeign Office (FO) spokesperson Tahir Andrabi issued a statement on different media queries regarding the third round of talks with the Af...
09 Nov, 2025, 07.59 PM IST
US-Pakistan ties may impact stability in AfghanistanPakistan and the US may broaden their counterterrorism efforts to include Afghanistan. This could affect the Taliban's stability and neighb...
14 Aug, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
Moscow's Kabul push to create space for IndiaIndia-Kabul ties have been improving. Russia's recognition may help India. It could allow India to balance regional strategy. India has res...
05 Jul, 2025, 06.14 AM IST
Taliban's Chabahar bet signals shift from Islamabad to New DelhiAmid strained relations with Pakistan and tense ties between New Delhi and Islamabad, the Taliban is gravitating towards India to bolster i...
20 May, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Positive development: India on move to return private land to Hindu, Sikh minorities in AfghanistanIndia welcomed the Taliban regime's decision to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities, describing it as a positi...
12 Apr, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
Fault lines in Pakistan-Taliban relationship emerge over Durand LineIslamabad was partly optimistic in the wake of the Taliban takeover. It hoped that the Taliban regime would accept the Durand Line's legiti...
27 Jun, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
Afghanistan fallout: Emboldened Pakistan deep state to repurpose terrorism as state policyThe dependence of an Afghan Taliban regime on neighbouring Pakistan will be quite high. It will count on Pakistan to do the diplomatic heav...
17 Aug, 2021, 06.53 AM IST
Recognising Taliban government in Afghanistan was blunder, says Pervez MusharrafMusharraf said that recognising the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was a "blunder" on part of Pakistan, but he blamed the US for the birth o...
05 Dec, 2014, 01.02 AM IST
- US warned Taliban after 9/11 attacks
In October 2001 the US sent a private message to Omar warning that "every pillar of the Taliban regime will be destroyed."
11 Sep, 2011, 08.14 PM IST