Taliban – A Mentality Not an Ethnicity

In this podcast with Abhijit Iyer, we talk about his latest paper on the Taliban that was written post his visit to Afghanistan from March to April 2019. We touch upon their mindset, their worldview, and what could be the potential lessons for India in dealing with the Taliban.

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00:00 Intro
01:50 Background of the paper
07:12 Tribalism and the approach towards the issue
09:07 Trust deficit society
10:57 Good Taliban and Bad Taliban
14:00 Pakistan and Taliban
15:42 Indian reputation among Afghans
23:30 Affinity for Indian Culture
24:27 Indian understanding of Taliban
27:20 Religious Theocracy
31:00 USA and its intervention
36:43 Decentralized nature of Taliban
41:23 Afghan Central Authority
44:32 Q & A Session
01:08:07 Closing Comments

Follow Abhijit : @Iyervval

Link to the paper:
https://chanakyaforum.org/taliban-a-mentality-not-an-ethnicity-a-ground-report-from-afghanistan/

#Taliban #Islamism #Pakistan
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