As India braces itself for a Taliban-dominated regime in Afghanistan, New Delhi’s role in Kabul’s strategic frame should outlive the Ashraf Ghani government.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said the withdrawal of US troops from the country is a time of opportunity and a moment of choice for the Taliban and Pakistan.
Formally and openly engaging the Taliban is a high-cost strategy. But India has long supported dissidents and insurgents to stand for elections within its own boundaries.
This suggestion has been made in a letter from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, accessed exclusively by private Afghan broadcaster TOLO News.
Should the Biden administration go ahead with Trump’s plan to withdraw troops and risk plunging Afghanistan into further chaos and bloodbath like the Obama administration did?
PM Modi expressed concern over a surge in violence against citizens, journalists and activists in Afghanistan at a virtual meeting with President Ashraf Ghani.
Ajit Doval, who in on a two-day unannounced visit to the country, also met Afghan leader Abdullah Abdullah and discussed the role of India in establishing peace in Afghanistan.
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