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Need to Take a More Confident View of Kabul

Vishal Chandra
April 28, 2015
Need to Take a More Confident View of Kabul

Fears about the Beijing-Rawalpindi axis scripting Kabul politics and thereby causing the complete marginalisation of New Delhi in the region appear far-fetched given the political dynamics of Afghanistan.

India should rethink its Afghan policy

P. Stobdan
April 28, 2015
India should rethink its Afghan policy

India should continue to play the Afghan game but no longer by showering financial largesse but by deploying its skills of political manoeuvring.

India and China: Exploring Partnership in Afghanistan

P. Stobdan
December 02, 2013
India and China: Exploring Partnership in Afghanistan

In this final part of the Policy Paper series, P Stobdan deliberates that if India and China make a calibrated move for working together in Afghanistan, the outcome could be more harmonizing than conflicting. So when India reviews its post-2014 Afghan policy, the China factor should not be seen in a zero-sum perception for many in the West may press India playing a countervailing role to China.

India’s Policy Objectives in Afghanistan

Gurmeet Kanwal
November 21, 2013

India’s interests lie in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and one of its major policy objectives would be to see the elimination of terrorism from Afghanistan and the destruction of all sanctuaries of the Taliban and the Al Qaeda.

President Karzai’s visit to India: Leveraging Strategic Partnership

Arvind Gupta and Ashok K. Behuria
May 23, 2013

Afghanistan seems to be torn between hope and despair. The fate of ‘New Afghanistan’ will largely depend on the commitment of the international community to support the ongoing process of transition and stabilization.

Asian Strategic Review

S. D. Muni and Vivek Chadha
2013
Asian Strategic Review

Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-719-7
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It would not be a cliche to describe the strategic contours of Asia as being at the crossroads of history. A number of significant events are influencing the likely course that the collective destiny of the region could possibly take in the future. Some of the key issues and trends have been analysed in this year’s Asian Strategic Review
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Military Deployment in Afghanistan is not in India’s National Interests

Amar Ramdasani
February 22, 2013

India, as a responsible regional power, should steer Afghanistan towards political stability, security through an inclusive government, economic growth, reconstruction and regional integration, which is what that country needs the most.

Iran factor in India’s Afghan Policy

Smruti S. Pattanaik
August 24, 2012

As India plans to stay engaged in Afghanistan beyond 2014, Iran has emerged as a critical component of India’s Afghan policy. Despite US pressures, India needs to adopt a pragmatic approach vis-à-vis Iran and engage it effectively to protect its vital security and geo-political interests in Afghanistan.

Post-2014 Afghanistan and India’s Options

Smruti S. Pattanaik, Arvind Gupta, Ashok K. Behuria and Vishal Chandra
July 18, 2012

India’s policy in Afghanistan must be Afghan-centric and not be concerned about Pakistani efforts to gain strategic depth. In fact, by getting involved in Afghanistan, Pakistan is likely to endanger its own security and stability.

India's Afghan Policy: Beyond Bilateralism

Smruti S. Pattanaik
July 2012

The India–Afghanistan relationship is not a simple bilateral engagement. India's Afghan policy is driven by, and is dependent on, many extraneous factors such as India's troubled relationship with Pakistan, its search for a land transit to Central Asia through Iran and Afghanistan and its concerns regarding use of Afghan territory by Pakistan to the detriment of Indian interests. Given the geographical constraints, India has relied on Iran for land access to Afghanistan. This has been complicated by Iran–US relations —the two countries with whom India shares common interests.

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