Afghan power-sharing keeps everyone on tenterhooks

As Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah form a joint government after contesting the presidential election against each other, Prakash Bhandari reports from Kabul on the problems facing the new,......

Modi meets Afghan president, raises issue of Herat attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during which they discussed ways to enhance cooperation in key areas and the recent attack on the Indian......

Why India needs to think carefully about its Afghan policy

As the western forces prepare to leave Afghanistan in the coming year, India stands at a crossroads where it remains keen to preserve its interests in Afghanistan but has refused to step up its......

The shoddy way India looks at Afghanistan

New Delhi has consigned to itself the role of the underdog, says Ajai Shukla The self-congratulatory euphoria that surrounded India’s aid-driven Afghanistan policy for years after the......