Category: regional powers

Afghanistan Peace Process Will Depend Upon Whether Regional Powers Cooperate or Compete: Experts

News Analysis NEW DELHI—The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan freshly scheduled for September has created a period of instability and regional and global powers are testing the waters for influence. Experts said the peace process will depend upon whether these powers will cooperate or compete. The United States decided to keep thousands of its…


US Proposes UN Meeting With 5 Other Nations for Comprehensive Afghan Peace

NEW DELHI—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has proposed a UN meeting with five other nations, including India, China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan, for a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan, in a letter to the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani last week. Many of these nations are regional adversaries with competing stakes and experts said…