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Post-Taliban Takeover: What is at Stake for India in Afghanistan?
No full textIndia and Afghanistan share a long history of cultural and social linkages. Post-independence relations between India and Afghanistan were complicated by various power dynamics in the region. After 2001 India managed to have an amicable relationship with the Afghan government. However, after the Taliban took over, the future of India in Afghanistan has become uncertain. This article aims to discuss the implications for India of the newly emerging geopolitical scenario in Afghanistan
EU-India: Building bridges through High-Level Dialogue
No full textIndia is one of the world’s largest growing economies – and an active player in global economic governance. The primary objective of the partnerships between the EU and India is transparency (a non-discriminatory and predictable, regulatory business environment). On 5 February 2021, the EU and India held their first High-Level Dialogue (HLD). The decision to hold a high-level dialogue was already chalked out in the 15th Summit held virtually between the EU and India amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The High-Level Dialogue was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal (India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry) and Valdis Dombrovskis (Trade Commissioner and European Union Executive Vice-President). Highlighting the significance of global cooperation, both sides acknowledged the importance of solidarity in the post-Covid-19 pandemic world. Both sides agreed to further deepen their bilateral relationship as concerns trade and investment through the India-EU Multilateral Dialogue. Many areas of key policy developments and market issues were mentioned in the meeting, for instance the bilateral Regulatory dialogue and the India-EU Multilateral dialogue, both intended to explore further possibilities of cooperation. […
Zivilgesellschaft und China: weniger Raum, mehr Dialogbedarf
No full textDie Zivilgesellschaft in China ist vielfältig und im Umbruch. Während Organisationen im Land in Krisensituationen wie Erdbeben und Epidemien schnell und effektiv agieren, handeln sie aus internationaler Perspektive meist verdeckt und an der Seite des Staates. Dem zugrunde liegt ein anderes Verständnis von zivilgesellschaftlichem Engagement und restriktive rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen, welche seit 2017 auf den zivilgesellschaftlichen Austausch mit dem Ausland ausgeweitet wurden. Ein Betrachtungs- und Vermittlungsversuch zwischen schrumpfenden zivilgesellschaftlichen Räumen und wachsendem Dialogbedarf mit China
Remember Mumbai! - Europe must not appease the sponsorship of terrorism
No full textOn November 26, 2008, terrorists belonging to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) conducted coordinated terrorist attacks against multiple targets in Mumbai. The three-day carnage in India’s financial and economic centre, principal port city and second-most populous urban area in the country led to the killing of around 165 people and wounding of over 300 additional victims – in one of the most significant acts of international terrorism since 9/11. According to former intelligence officer and senior analyst Bruce Riedel, the Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) became ‘a milestone in global Jihad’, setting the ‘gold standard’ for terrorists assaults for the following decade. The 2013 Westgate-Mall attacks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and the 2015 Paris massacre are just two horrific examples ‘modelled on Mumbai’. […
Recognition and trial of the 1971 genocide against Bengalis
No full textThe United Nations declared 9 December as the International Genocide Day. Sixty-seven years after the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, in 2015 it was decided to globally observe the International Day of Genocide remembrance. It commemorates the victims of genocide in different parts of the world and suggests a global humanitarian responsibility to prevent such crimes. The need to observe an International Genocide Day six decades after 1948 indicates the failure to achieve the desired success in globally preventing genocide and establishing a world with effective humanitarian responsibilities. The decision to observe the day globally was liked to the growing trend of genocide or crimes against humanity – and the goal to build a humane and responsible world to prevent such crimes. Until 2015, no significant initiative was observed in Bangladesh regarding the 1971 genocide committed against Bengalis. In 2017, two years after the declaration of the International Day of Genocide, and 47 years after independence, the government of Bangladesh finally declared 25 March as Genocide Day (Dhaka Tribune, 2017). This is, of course, a matter of hope. To date, the pressure to convince the international forum to duly recognize this genocide has not been effective. Although there has been a lot of discussion in the international arena regarding many other genocides (both older and more recent), the relative silence or indifference regarding the genocide of 1971 is disappointing for the Bengali nation to say the least. […
Krisenhilfe nur für Reiche – ökonomisches Verständnis, Bedeutung für Demokratie und Armutsbekämpfung in den Philippinen
No full textDer philippinische Ökonom Sonny Africa berichtet im Interview über die grassierende Armut in den Philippinen, die weltweit wohl härtesten und längsten Lockdowns infolge der Covid-19-Pandemie, als auch über rabiaten Antikommunismus von Politiker:innen, die sich mehr um die ökonomische Stabilität für Menschen an der Spitze der Einkommenspyramide, als um ein Krisenmanagement kümmern. Africa erklärt die Notwendigkeit ökonomischer Zusammenhänge in den Philippinen und warum deren Verständnis neben dem politischen Wissen für die philippinische Bevölkerung von hoher Bedeutung ist
Indian National Congress: What can save the political future of the grand old party
No full textThis paper analyses the political future of the Indian National Congress (INC). The abysmal performance in elections at various levels shows that the INC, the grand old party, is losing its grip among the masses. Even in the ideological and organizational context the INC is facing problems in some form or other. Recently a group of 23 dissenting leaders wrote a letter to interim president Sonia Gandhi and questioning the party’s functioning. We aim to analyse, compare and discuss the Congress’ crucial ideological stands and shifts, as well as the main defects in its electoral strategies for the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019. Although the Congress has managed to win elections in some states, this study suggests that affirmative actions need to be taken so as to reform the party's organizational functioning and improve its electoral performance. Our conclusion is that the Congress needs to revisit its foundational principles and rich political history so as to reconnect with the electorate
India can play a pivotal role in Afghanistan’s stability after U.S. withdrawal
No full textAs the United States prepares to pull out the entirety of its remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan (Liptak, 2021) – a move fast being followed by NATO allies in the war-tattered nation (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [NATO], 2021a, 2021b) – the onus for security and stability will fall on the region’s neighbours. However, this is a window of opportunity in which India can lead the way. It will not be an easy or simple process. As the Taliban become increasingly assertive in the ongoing peace talks and potentially set to govern the country again someday, it is vital that New Delhi carves a channel for diplomatic dealings. […
Pakistan’s new civilian-military cordiality in perspective
No full textSince Imran Khan took office as Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) in August 2018, there has been an obvious improvement in the ties between the civilian government and the country’s armed forces. It is argued here that this new civil-military cordiality led to a constructive, less tensed working relationship between the army’s top brass and the civilian administration; however, it did not translate into any reduction in the military’s political influence, particularly over foreign affairs. […
Proteste gegen Putschisten – Widerstand in den Nachbarländern Myanmar und Thailand
No full text„Wenn Ungerechtigkeit Recht wird, wird Widerstand Pflicht“ – das ist das treibende Motto der Demonstrierenden gegen den Putsch in Myanmar. Initiiert vor allem von der jungen Generation ließ sich eine ähnliche Protestwelle 2020 auch im benachbarten Thailand beobachten, wenn auch mit anderem Verlauf