India’s unique culture and ancient history have sheltered many for millennia. Afghan migrants have flooded India for decades due to the war in their homeland. Even when the nation’s spirit is right, legal and administrative responses are often insufficient. Afghan refugees have sought asylum in India since the 1980s from violence and turmoil in Afghanistan. The UNHCR reports that approximately […]

Tajikistan has ratified an agreement with Beijing to increase the frequency of bilateral military exercises with China over the next five years, an arrangement that will allow China to expand its military influence there in ways that may challenge Russia’s which is based on the presence of a sizeable Russian base there. Russian experts are playing down this development and […]

Ever since the Taliban seized power in Kabul two years ago, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has had a fractious relationship with its immediate neighbor to the north. Tajikistan is the only one of the five Central Asian states not to pursue constructive diplomatic ties with the Taliban. Dushanbe was from the very outset critical of the regime in Kabul […]