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Book Excerpt: 'The Taliban Revival' by Hassan Abbas June 26th, 2014 by Asia Society In 2001, when NATO forces entered Afghanistan in their offensive against Al-Qaeda, they also aimed to eradicate the Taliban, Islamic fundamentalists who had lent help to Osama bin Laden. The Taliban were flushed out of Afghanistan's major cities and a new, interim government under Hamid Karzai was

What Does the BJP's Big Win Mean for India? Experts Weigh In by Joshua Rosenfield, Asia Society, New York, May 16th, 2014 In the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s resounding victory in India’s elections, Asia Society reached out to our network of fellows and experts in a variety of fields for their reactions to the vote. What do the election results mean? And what developments should

Scholars Discuss Pakistan Beyond Bombs and Beards The Asians, May 14, 2014   Pakistan is a land of opportunity which like USA was built by keeping an eye on future. These views were expressed by scholars debating Pakistan’s current state of politics, economy, foreign policy, media and education at a conference in Oxford University on May 10-11. The conference, titled ‘Pakistan:

For Details, click here Preserving honour through a woman’s body By Maliha Zia Lari - Advocate High Court The criminality of rape is a contentious matter in Pakistan. Already entrenched in social stigma, the offence is so closely correlated with cultural and political conditioning, that it is difficult to treat the issue as merely a legal one.In actuality, the crime, it’s investigation

'The Punjabi Taliban' by Dr. Syed Manzar Abbas ZaidiCentre for International and Strategic Analysis, February 2014Executive Summary This paper discusses the evolution of the Punjabi Taliban in context of their organizational depth in Punjab in Pakistan, and argues since they share a confluence of interests with regards to global jihadism, they are a logical ally of the Taliban & al-­‐Qaeda

WEBSITE: http://eacpe.org/ GOAL: EACPE seeks to foster the use of science and reason to understand nature and society and so better enable citizens of Pakistan to participate fully in the political, social, economic, and cultural life of their society; to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities; to value human rights, democracy and the rule of law; to promote cultural and

From Stalemate to Settlement: Lessons for Afghanistan from Historical Insurgencies That Have Been Resolved Through Negotiations by Colin P. Clarke,  Christopher Paul, RAND, 2014In June 2013, the Afghan Taliban opened a political office in Qatar to facilitate peace talks with the U.S. and Afghan governments. Negotiations between the United States and the group that sheltered al-Qaeda