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- Title
INDIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH TALIBAN-LED AFGHANISTAN AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PAKISTAN.
- Authors
Farooq, Muhammad
- Abstract
Establishing a liberal government in post-Taliban Afghanistan allowed India to fulfil its foreign policy goal, i.e., investment in Afghanistan to acquire leverage for its anti-Pakistan agenda. However, the twenty-year war ended with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, resulting in the Taliban's rise to power, diminishing Indian influence and reversion of its interests. India halted its investment and diplomatic engagement with the Taliban government due to its previous position, which led India to compromise on its strategic interests outlined in the presence of US forces. To safeguard its strategic interests, India has resumed its diplomatic and economic engagement with the Taliban government at a critical time when other regional states are analysing the US' future course of action towards the war-torn country. Therefore, this paper examines how India evaluates the newly structured regional environment while finding a new role in Afghanistan. It also analyses the implications of India-Afghanistan re-engagement for Pakistan.
- Subjects
AFGHANISTAN; INDIA; PAKISTAN; TALIBAN; WAR; INTERNATIONAL relations; KASHMIR conflict (India &; Pakistan)
- Publication
Margalla Papers, 2022, Vol 26, Issue 2, p87
- ISSN
1999-2297
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.54690/margallapapers.26.2.116