INDIAN STRATEGIES IN POST-WAR AFGHANISTAN

Abstract

India and Afghanistan have been geo-politically and strategically very important to each other so the relations between the two nations can be traced back from the depth of history. The relations took a new look after the fall of Taliban and establishment of democratic government in Afghanistan and India maintained a great influence in post-war political, socio-economic and developmental aspect of Afghanistan. While dealing with war torn Afghanistan India adopted a proper system of strategies not only to further its interests but also to benefit the Afghan nation. These strategies range from seeking political influence in Afghanistan to stability of the Afghan political system, from seeking economic influence to provide development aid to Afghanistan and also from security and stability in Afghanistan to provide military assistance. This paper focuses on the analysis of the strategies of India in post-war Afghanistan.