A Year of Reckoning: Afghanistan in 2021

July 22, 2021 – July 23, 2021

The PRT focused on the following themes:

  • The immediate and long term impact of the US withdrawal on peace and stability in Afghanistan and the immediate region
  • Challenges of engaging the Taliban in a democratic process
  • Engaging the Taliban – perspectives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the US
  • India-Pakistan relations in the shadow of growing Taliban control
  • Role of regional actors – Pakistan, India, and China in stabilising Afghanistan
  • Immediate and long term policy prescriptions for regional and extra-regional actors

Speakers

Lt. Gen. Hooda (Retd.)

Tamim Asey

Dr. Happymon Jacob

Tamanna Salikuddin

Amb. Rakesh Sood

Amb. Rustam Shah Mohmand

Amb. Vivek Katju

THOUGHTFUL CURATION, IMPACTFUL CONVERSATIONS

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