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Published on Oct 02, 2018

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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I

The historical perspective
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Alexander the Great came to India through Afghanistan

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focus of Buddhist civilisation

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Indo-Greek civilisation

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Raids

  • Mahmud Ghaznavi
  • Muhammad Ghori
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Afghan rule in India

Lodis, Sayyids, Khilji, Tughlaq, Slave dynasties
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The Mughals arrive

Afghanistan was a part of the Mughal Empire

Turk vs Afghan

Anglo Afghan Wars

Leave the Afghans alone 

Frontier Gandhi

The Mujahid

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Charlie Wilson's War

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The United States strikes

The first Afghan government

Massive international effort

The Afghan War, the ISAF Story

Osama bin Laden story

II

How did Afghanistan impinge on the Indian consciousness 
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Afghan terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir

Taleban

Kandahar Hijack 

Attacks on Indian Embassy and Consulates

Regional instability, violence, terrorism

A neighbor in agony

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Sikh minority

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The implosion of Pakistan

III

The peace process 
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Various multilateral efforts

Various stages of the war

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President Karzai

The evolution of the peace process through his tenure 

SRAPs

The emergence of AfPak, 

CT vs COIN debate

Today

Good vs Bad Taleban; a false choice

Engage with Taleban or not

A step in the right direction

IV

The risk factors 
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The Pakistan Army

Gone Rogue 

The Durand Line

A temptation for the unwise 

Taleban: playing with fire

Byepassed by the Industrial and Technological Revolutions

 4th Industrial Revolution
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Globalisation gone wrong

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Radical Islam

Don't forget that ....

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Multi ethnic society

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Modernisation
vs
Tradition

Traditional power structures

Reconciliation with the demands of a modern state 

Will take a generation

The  Legacy of Empire

Soviets, US...

Containment vs
Engagement

V

The fundamentals of Indian policy towards Afghanistan
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Afghanistan for Afghans

Do no harm:
Relationship based on culture and history

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Afghanistan first:
Rebuild indigenous capacity

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Sustained and long term commitment of international community

Give space for political process

High level political engagement

Subregional networks

The good news

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Growing capacity of Afghan state

Peaceful transition

Tough neighborhood

Violence will remain a problem

The Peacekeeping/ Weak State Conversation

Regional Factors 

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Emerging players

and their attitudes to conflict resolution

IRAN

US Iran relations are a factor 

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India is one of the most important donors to Afghanistan.
By 2010 it was the 5th largest ODA source & by far largest regional donor

US$ 2 billion nominal
> US $ 5 billion PPP

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  • Shahtoot Dam /drinking water project for 2 million people in Kabul
  • 1000 buses
  • 1 million tonnes of wheat
  • Hospitals
  • National Agriculture S&T University
  • Small Development Projects
  • Atleast 2000 scholarships

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