With the coming of December 2014 (withdrawal of vast majority of ISAF troops) and prospects of diminished aid Afghanistan will need to rely more on regional partners in the South Central Asia area. While there are plenty of nations that are located near the border Afghanistan - it would be difficult to label them as "partners". One nation does fit the "future partner" category and that is India. India and Afghanistan have improved their ties with each other slowly and carefully but in an ever more positive direction. Of course, this is all taking into consideration the Pakistan-India dispute - so there is a delicate balancing act on India's part. Read more in "India Pursues Greater Military, Economic Links with Afghanistan", DefenseNews, January 2, 2014.Friday, January 3, 2014
India Pursuing Stronger Links with Afghanistan
With the coming of December 2014 (withdrawal of vast majority of ISAF troops) and prospects of diminished aid Afghanistan will need to rely more on regional partners in the South Central Asia area. While there are plenty of nations that are located near the border Afghanistan - it would be difficult to label them as "partners". One nation does fit the "future partner" category and that is India. India and Afghanistan have improved their ties with each other slowly and carefully but in an ever more positive direction. Of course, this is all taking into consideration the Pakistan-India dispute - so there is a delicate balancing act on India's part. Read more in "India Pursues Greater Military, Economic Links with Afghanistan", DefenseNews, January 2, 2014.
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