On 15 March 2023, Firstpost published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's opinion piece titled "Iran’s Taliban outreach poses a significant challenge to India’s Afghan policy."

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Shanthie Mariet D'Souza is founder and president, Mantraya and Visiting Faculty, Naval War College, Goa and Non-resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. She has conducted field research in Afghanistan for more than a decade. Follow her on Twitter @shanmariet.

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