Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The ‘Disastrous Success’ of the Taliban 180 August 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Indian Express (India) on 25 August 2021 by Subrata Mukherjee (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AfghanistanCold WarIndiaJoe Bidenmilitary withdrawalTaliban Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Egypt: Iran under Fire: Strategic Miscalculations and the Uncertain Path of the War March 7, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineThe conclusion is that the war will likely continue for several weeks. 0 Ireland: Trump’s War with Iran Reveals Chaos inside the White House War Room March 7, 2026. Published in Irish ExaminerCometh the hour, cometh the clown car. 0 Australia: Oil’s Muted Reaction to Trump’s Attack on Iran March 6, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: On Trump’s Gilded Stage, History Has No Worth – Even If He Understood It March 7, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Austria: Trump’s Claim to Power Is at Stake in the Battle over US Tariffs March 6, 2026. Published in Der StandardBy announcing a new round of tariffs, Trump has made it clear that no one can restrain him. ... His only ideology is himself. 0 Topics Mexico: Trump Won’t Take Our Oil March 12, 2026. Published in La JornadaMexican oil is not the property of the United States or Donald Trump. 0 Ireland: Pete Hegseth Is like a Manic Clown Compared to Sober Colin Powell March 11, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Ireland: Elon Musk Is Wrong about Empathy — and Irish Film Proves It March 10, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Canada: An International Norm Questioned after Trump’s Iran Strikes. As 2 Officials Who Helped Established It, We’d Like To Set Record Straight March 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Why Trump Can’t Afford To Brush Off the Iran War’s Economic Impact March 10, 2026. Published in CBC 0 India: Iran’s Brinkmanship and Trump’s Redline: How the Crisis Is Reshaping India’s West Asia Strategy March 10, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf escalation hardens into a binary alignment, India’s pivot will be quiet but decisive. 0 Ghana: America’s Dual Approach: War and Diplomacy in International Relations March 10, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb[A]nytime America saw/sees the need for peace, they embrace it and benefit from it but when the situation demands, they shift to embrace war. 0 South Africa: Trump’s Tariffs Have Gutted Agoa’s Duty‑Free Promise March 10, 2026. Published in Cape Times 0 Related Articles India: Iran’s Brinkmanship and Trump’s Redline: How the Crisis Is Reshaping India’s West Asia Strategy March 10, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf escalation hardens into a binary alignment, India’s pivot will be quiet but decisive. Bolivia: Has There Been a Change in World Order? March 5, 2026. Published in Los Tiempos[T]he international balance of power has shifted substantially, altering America’s global position. Egypt: Strained Alliances and the Transformation of Global Order February 9, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineThe rise of transactional unilateral diplomacy—most visibly associated with U.S. President Donald Trump—has exposed structural vulnerabilities in the alliance system. Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. Egypt: Why the World Will Not Return to the Pre-Trump Order February 4, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineBy the time Trump emerged, the post-Cold War consensus had already lost much of its social, economic, and strategic foundation. Previous articleBiden Wants To Save Face, but Kabul Airport Attacks Prove His IncompetenceNext articleBiden Fails in the Art of Diplomacy LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment