Why should India be concerned
about a Taliban regime in Kabul ?
After the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, no regional power is more concerned about the prospect of insurgents forming the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan than India 🇮🇳.
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about a Taliban regime in Kabul ?
After the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, no regional power is more concerned about the prospect of insurgents forming the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan than India 🇮🇳.
#THREAD 👇
Anxieties in New Delhi over the fate of India's regional strategic interests and threats over its national security for the time being are unfolding on two fronts.
Firstly, India is concerned that Afghanistan under the Taliban regime will once again become a sanctuary for anti-India terrorist organizations.
During the last Taliban regime (1996-2001), the Islamist group provided shelter to terrorist formations, including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba, in order to regroup and conduct insurgent operations in India-administered Kashmir.
New Delhi dreads that the possibility of the Taliban providing shelter to these terrorist groups will increase their willingness to launch cross-border operations in Indian Kashmir despite Indian attempts to discourage such actions through large-scale counter-insurgencies.
Secondly, India fears it has lost momentum in relations with the Taliban. When China 🇨🇳 saw the reality on the ground in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and received a Taliban delegation in
Beijing to open officiall channels of communication, India 🇮🇳 refused to follow suit.
Beijing to open officiall channels of communication, India 🇮🇳 refused to follow suit.
Russia's decision to not invite India to the Troika Talks held in Qatar🇧🇭, along the US🇺🇸, China 🇨🇳 and Pakistan🇵🇰, could isolate New Delhi in regional talks on the future of Afghanistan🇦🇪. For the Kremlin, Russia and India
are not on the same line when it comes to Afghanistan.
are not on the same line when it comes to Afghanistan.
If India was Kabul's largest donor&supported the Ghani administration, Russia sees the Taliban as an asset against ISIS, while perceiving Ghani as just
another USA puppet.The US also wanted to keep India away from negotiations on Afghanistan for fear of not antagonizing Pakistan.
another USA puppet.The US also wanted to keep India away from negotiations on Afghanistan for fear of not antagonizing Pakistan.
Thirdly, it is the China factor. India fears that the rapprochement between the Taliban and Beijing could lead to a stronger economic and political presence of the People's Republic (an ally of Pakistan) in Afghanistan, to the detriment of India.
Most Dangerous Factor !!
Most Dangerous Factor !!
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