Is Kabul the new theatre of geo-political rivalry. With Afghanistan turning to Pakistan and China, can India continue to remain in stand-by mode? What is the role of regional players in Afghanistan? Can Afghanistan cope with its challenges?
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani visited India amid his pro-Pakistan approach since becoming President last September. His government has not only sent Afghan cadets for military training to Pakistan but was also conducting joint military operations with them on Afghan soil, evoking sharp reactions from his predecessor Hamid Karzai. The Ghani-Modi meeting will provide an opportunity to the Indian side to recalibrate its approach towards the war-torn country in which it has heavily invested in several projects including in infrastructure and social sectors. India has so far invested over USD 2 billion in reconstruction of Afghanistan. While there is some uneasiness in New Delhi over Ghani's Pakistan policy, some feel that even Karzai had started with warming up towards Islamabad and it was only in later years he turned to India for strategic assistance such as military aid including weapons. Significantly, Ghani has already visited Pakistan after assuming office during which he explored possibility of reviving peace talks with Taliban. India offered assistance to war-ravaged Afghanistan in diverse sectors including defence as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held extensive talks during which both leaders stressed the need for concrete action to dismantle terror networks.
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