Chairperson: Ramesh V Phadke
Discussants: Mahendra Ved and Adil Mehdi
Chair: K C Singh
Discussants: Ravi Sawhney and B R Muthukuma
The Jabhe-e-Melli or the National Front (NF) is largely considered inconsequential in Afghan politics.
The paper attempts to examine diverse challenges to the making of the new Afghan National Army (ANA), and its future prospects.
Chair: P Stobdan
Discussant: Kalim Bahadur
The July 7 attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul which left 58 people dead including four Indians and more than 140 wounded was a highly provocative act.
Kabul has for long been wary of Pakistan’s idea of negotiating ‘peace’ deals with Taliban militants operating out of its north-western tribal areas.