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EFSAS Commentary

EFSAS Commentary

 

Weekly analytical commentary - EFSAS Commentary -  by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on news, current affairs and political developments in South Asia.  

Publication: Bangladeshi opposition forces are weaponizing the radical Hefazat-e-Islam to overthrow the Sheikh Hasina government

Bangladeshi opposition forces are weaponizing the radical Hefazat-e-Islam to overthrow the Sheikh Hasina government

Since the JeI was de-registered as a political party by the Bangladesh Supreme Court in 2013, Pakistan…
Publication: The Taliban excesses that have pervaded Afghanistan will lead to disaster for Afghans if left unchecked

The Taliban excesses that have pervaded Afghanistan will lead to disaster for Afghans if left unchecked

Taliban has re-imposed its radical version of the Shariat in the areas that it has brought under its…
Publication: It is Pakistani political parties that rule the roost in what Pakistan calls Azad (Free) Jammu & Kashmir

It is Pakistani political parties that rule the roost in what Pakistan calls Azad (Free) Jammu & Kashmir

Remarkably, every single election in Azad J&K so far has been won by the party in power in Islamabad...
Publication: Some assumptions of the NATO Defense College’s assessment on Afghanistan could do with a re-visit

Some assumptions of the NATO Defense College’s assessment on Afghanistan could do with a re-visit

The assumption in the paper that Pakistan is no longer interested in a full takeover by the Taliban could…
Publication: Regional antennae are up even if the court mandated political shake-up in Nepal may yield only more instability

Regional antennae are up even if the court mandated political shake-up in Nepal may yield only more instability

As Deuba took oath as Prime Minister on 13 July, a sizeable section of Nepal’s population would have…
Publication: President Biden’s fuzzy justification for withdrawal comes at a time of great disquiet in Afghanistan’s neighbourhood

President Biden’s fuzzy justification for withdrawal comes at a time of great disquiet in Afghanistan’s neighbourhood

The US, in its tearing hurry to leave Afghanistan, has also set a very dangerous precedent by accepting…
Publication: Amidst moves towards political rapprochement in J&K, drone attacks by terrorists have serious implications

Amidst moves towards political rapprochement in J&K, drone attacks by terrorists have serious implications

Despite the drone strikes not achieving much in physical terms, they nevertheless quickly and aptly caught…
Publication: Any leniency towards Pakistan by the FATF will have damaging and long lasting consequences

Any leniency towards Pakistan by the FATF will have damaging and long lasting consequences

Pakistan had been placed on FATF’s grey list in June 2018, and it has remained on the list ever since...