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Davood Moradian

Davood Moradian is founder and director-general, Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies.

UK’s colonial assumptions have led to blunders in its Afghanistan role

Tue, Aug 03, 2021

Despite investing significant amounts of financial, military and political resources, it has failed to contribute to Afghanistan’s stability and security.

India should play an active role in articulating and promoting a peace process in Afghanistan

Sat, Jun 27, 2020

India must come up with ideas and structures in the fields of development, politics, security and diplomacy. Similar to Iran’s tenacity and resolve in supporting the UN-recognised Syrian government, India can and should champion an inclusive, multifaceted and Kabul-centric peace process.

The world, including a well-meaning India, fiddles while Kabul burns

Fri, Jun 02, 2017

As Kabul begins to look Stalingrad in the Second World War, it's not clear whether the international coalition of democracies has the will and determination to take on the Islamo-fascists