The Mantraya Annual Report 2022-23 was released on 09 January 2023. The report is an annual compilation of Mantraya’s policy briefs, analyses, occasional papers, and voices from the South Asia region.

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

NESA Center Alumnus Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s work is featured throughout the report and highlighted below.

• Limits of Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy (p. 3)
• Emerging Faultlines within the Taliban: Implications for Afghanistan & Pakistan (p. 10)
• The Killing of Ayman al Zawahiri: Impact on al Qaeda-linked Terror Groups in Africa (p. 17)
• India’s Leap of Faith in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan (p. 20)
• Need and Vision for a Mine and ERW-free Afghanistan (p. 29)
• Use of Air Power: The Missing Link in anti-Taliban Operations in Afghanistan (p. 31)
• Navigating a Complex Terrain in Afghanistan: Ideological Obduracy of the Taliban 2.0 (p. 36)

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