On 20 July 2023, Mantraya published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's co-authored analysis on "Pakistan's deepening woes in Balochistan."

"Pakistan is facing an uphill task in Balochistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is expanding its influence into the restive province and trying to make common cause with the Baloch insurgents against the Pakistani state and China. Islamabad’s pleas for cooperation to rein in the TTP, allegedly based in Afghanistan, have been ignored by the Afghan Taliban. Neither counter-terrorism cooperation with Iran nor a full-scale military operation against the TTP is likely to deliver results."

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About the Co-Author

Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza is founder & president, Mantraya; visiting faculty at the Naval War College, Goa; and non-resident scholar, Middle East Institute, Washington D.C.

About the Publisher

Mantraya is an independent research forum that seeks to make constructive contributions in the realm of strategy, innovation and alternatives.

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