Kumar, Gaurav
India-US partnership in Afghanistan: Challenges ahead for India
- U.S.I. Journal
- 151(625), Jul-Sep, 2021: p.409-417
India and the US have many shared common interests in the region. The two countries aspire for peace and stability in South Asia. However, the recent developments in Afghanistan have dramatically changed the geopolitical scenario of the region. India and the US are going to face many serious challenges in Afghanistan including terrorism, Chinese presence, and dilution of democratic values. The pathway for India’s future engagement with the Taliban Government is mired by serious inherent challenges which India needs to navigate along with the US and other like-minded countries. It also needs to recalibrate its strategy amidst change in its relation with its old allies. – Reproduced