Roshni Kapur
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Biography
Publications
Roshni Kapur is an independent researcher based in Singapore specialising in geopolitics, conflict resolution, identity politics and energy transition in South Asia. She previously worked as a Research Analyst at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. She can be contacted at kapur.roshni@gmail.com.
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ASEAN and Myanmar: No sign of progress
Despite aiming to promote regional stability, the grouping has struggled to find consensus after the coup in Naypyidaw.
![The geopolitics of aiding the Taliban’s Afghanistan](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Afghanistan%20poverty.jpg?itok=zLfK3a21)
The geopolitics of aiding the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Humanitarian assistance must be disentangled from concepts of political legitimacy in the country’s unfolding crisis.
![India: Trolls from a Hindu nationalist fringe with a majority complex](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-88870198.jpg?itok=gKsCtmjB)
India: Trolls from a Hindu nationalist fringe with a majority complex
Online outrage over a jewellery TV ad underlined a majoritarian drift in debating Indian identity.
![Singapore and Sri Lanka: Newfound opportunities amid Covid-19 pandemic](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/49668573192_236bf8d881_k.jpg?itok=YDwmHbPn)
Singapore and Sri Lanka: Newfound opportunities amid Covid-19 pandemic
Singapore’s efforts to diversify food imports is a practical choice that bodes well for Colombo’s Asia-centric policy.
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Kashmir, a year on from the change
Revoking special status hasn’t resolved militancy or improved the local economy – both supposed goals of the move.
![The Taliban makes the most of Covid-19 crisis in Afghanistan](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/49763944777_ca9efe0637_o%20copy.jpg?itok=-AG-Wlwr)
The Taliban makes the most of Covid-19 crisis in Afghanistan
Whether for propaganda or political clout, the group has adopted an unexpected response to the outbreak.
![En masse Muslim resignations a setback for healing in Sri Lanka](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1148084845.jpg?itok=7hZaI2m3)
En masse Muslim resignations a setback for healing in Sri Lanka
The Muslim community is a vital to combatting terrorism and promoting social harmony so alienating them makes no sense.
![Peace in Afghanistan: the tumultuous road ahead](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/huib-scholten-403238-unsplash.jpg?itok=cSLAocX0)
Peace in Afghanistan: the tumultuous road ahead
The next round of peace talks will be anything but straightforward if the previous negotiations are anything to go by.
![Why governments criticise China and then sign deals with Beijing](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/8707625862_c6abee78b6_o.jpg?itok=uxjTWI0o)
Why governments criticise China and then sign deals with Beijing
Despite anxiety about China’s growing footprint in South Asia and Africa, countries see a chance to balance past ties.