Taliban stare at crisis as rift among factions emerges

Even though the Taliban managed to capture Afghanistan and form a government, an internal rift between the faction has started emerging, according to media reports. IMAGE: Talibanis patrol near......

Taliban: What are India's Options?

'It is a testing time for our foreign policy which may involve a certain element of taking risks, assessing costs, and expecting failures,' asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd). IMAGE: A......

Has the Taliban Really Changed?

'The really striking thing is that the Taliban has suo moto presented to us certain firm benchmarks against which it expects us to hold to account the Taliban rulers's actions in the period ahead'......

Obama's Afghan strategy: Surge or retreat?

In case of a premature US exit from Afghanistan, Indian policy makers will be confronted with tough policy choices, writes Dr Shanthie Mariet D'Souza In less than a year of his presidency,......

Afghan fans celebrate big win in T20 World Cup opener

  IMAGE: Fans of Afghanistan arrive ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup match against Scotland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Monday. Photographs: Alex Davidson/Getty Images......

Will ICC allow Afghanistan to play in T20 World Cup?

IMAGE: The ICC is bracing up for the possibility of the Taliban flag being pushed as the Afghanistan flag at the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman from October 17. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty......