Afghanistan has been a battleground for many years. There have been intense battles of ideologies, powers, business and even in in the sphere of who helped in establishing a stable, peaceful order. Afghanistan’s strategic locations make it ...
In the 21st century, where the world is highly globalised and technological progress has become a vital component of politics all levels, energy needs of all the countries across the globe has increased. Given the growing deterioration of t...
International infrastructure projects are not new in the international politics. They have become pivotal in shaping the foreign policies of the states in various sectors of cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally. It also promotes...
Energy infrastructure has garnered its own place in the international politics discourse. South Asia over the years has become a fertile ground for several hydropower and gas projects. With this, it has brought new conflicts in limelight an...
In a recently leaked partnership agreement document between China and Iran, the scholars and analysts all over the world are arguing what the future would look like if this agreement is formally signed. Tehran and Beijing have had historica...
The on-going war in Afghanistan has spilled over its borders into its neighbouring states, and Iran has been one such neighbouring state which has been involved in Afghanistan’s politics. While many scholars believe that Tehran does not wan...
Political transitions in Afghanistan have been fraught with tensions and contestations. While one may think that the transfer of leadership in 2014 from Hamid Karzai to Ashraf Ghani was peaceful, the changes and implications which it brough...
Islamic State (IS) emerged as splinter group from a faction of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, during a chaotic conflict in 2003 after the United States led invasion. The vision, which still remains constant, is to establish an ‘Islamic Caliphate’, cover...
