Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

Publisher: Academic Foundation (2009)2009 This book is about the future of Afghanistan which seems to be rapidly slipping into chaos. It contains perspectives on counter-insurgency and nation-building in Afghanistan. More...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza, Priyanka Singh, V. Krishnappa |
• 2009 |
• Book

Obama’s signal that the United States seeks to exit in 18 months will be viewed with scepticism by fence sitters in Afghanistan who will identify the victor as the one...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• December 14, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Apart from the reluctance to move beyond viewing the India-US relationship through the prism of US-China or even US-Pakistan ties, the Indian political leadership and the strategic community have so...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• December 03, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

If Karzai were to become President again in the election seen as marked by fraud, his lack of legitimacy will only feed into the insurgent propaganda.

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• September 29, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Linked to the terrorist goal of intimidation of a targeted population, there is an inherent objective to spread fear and undermine the declared values of the targeted political system by...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• September 2009 |
• Strategic Analysis

As a harbinger of change in a conflict ridden country, the Afghan presidential elections being held on August 20 are important for both the people of Afghanistan and the international...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• August 19, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

As the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister emphasized in the Chief Minister's Conference on Internal security in August and again in the Conference of the Director Generals of...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• July 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Despite the instant denial issued by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) of its involvement in the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks, it is clear that the attacks were the latest manifestation...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• May 2009 |
• Strategic Analysis

An amicable resolution of issues between America and Europe on addressing the Afghan quagmire is unlikely given that the end state is not clearly defined.

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• April 02, 2009 |
• Special Feature

The raging Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan underlines the limits of the use of military force. The lack of visible progress on the reconstruction activity and prevailing insecurity has alienated the...

• Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
• March 2009 |
• Strategic Analysis