Why India should forget Afghanistan, Pakistan, ‘Terroristan’ & shift strategic gaze to the seas
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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In this week's #NationalInterest, Shekhar Gupta tells you why India shouldn’t be paranoid about a weakened Pakistan creating a new ‘Terroristan’, and how this the best chance to focus on maritime power and opportunity rather than overland threats.
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I really laughed😂 some time talibans work out session and playing electric car. But he deserve this victory bcoz 20 years hidden his own happiness opposite American Nato bhagoda
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Switzerland also because remained neutral because of alps but new roads & planes. History & geography always tied until transportation with natural resources affect the country!
British Petroleum overthrew Democratic elected President because told them nationalize the oil why CIA created the rebellion! I dislike my nation because the military industrial complex the tail that waged the dog we are trying to stop we need help !
This Show is Good, Especially This is Comprehensive Geographically Narrated,
Excellent Analysis!
Lovely Documentary Film,
This episode is much more interesting than all the episodes of Cut the clutter this week
This week was boring for cut the clutter...
@@Maharashtra_Premi Didn't like even the Burkina Faso and Meghalaya episodes?
@@AkshatSharma1505 Meghalaya was ok. Burkina Faso was new. However sports episode were best.
Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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The timeline of the decline of Pakistani gdp matches exactly with the arrival of Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto/ Asif Zardari in Pakistani political scene.
Pakistan economic woes are very less due to the reasons mentioned above and more so due to the arrival of corrupt leaders in Pakistan who destroyed the institutions to benefit themselves and their families. I believe the tide is turning now with Imran Khan at the helm.
@Munish the GDP declined due to reduction in imports in order to address the current deficit. This was done for the long-term benefit of the economy. The recent numbers have already shown improvement.
Blame Zia, he made madarssas to educate people instead of universities and now only thing Pakistan has to offer for global economy is manual labour or distrupt it with terror attacks
This quite literally is what “ blue ocean strategy “ is all about.
And the best part - we don’t have to reinvent the wheel, merely update the template of the great Chola empire.
Correct
Exactly , we are wasting our time and harming our economy by trying to trade with Pakistan , Iran and central Asia while in our south whole asean is a trading power house which has bigger economy then India itself
This happens when Delhi ppl are filled in foreign policy office , we should hire more tamils , they know the value of Indonesia and Malaysia
The way cholas used navy to increase economic gain was simply brilliant, we should do the same
I agree that as a economic blueprint. But as history shows, and somewhat repeating, India was invaded from the North and North West. We want to build our defenses in the North and trade using our sea route. Anyways, the modern Silk Route is out Of reach for us geographically
India should be obsessed with its development so that it can secure its borders militarily and all its people are well fed. Hopefully our politicians and bureaucrats will rise to the occasion.
Let's hope that Afghanistan will find its place under the sun. The Taliban are fiercely independent warriors. Let's wait and watch their governance.
I feel Pakistan and China will soon have more trouble from the Taliban than they had calculated.
As a third world person, we had hoped India and china who had equally suffered under the hands of European colonialism, would equally worked together with us none Europeans for a better world for us. Would India chose to work with the old colonialists against us. Based on India's fickle past , and her ridged inflexible (cast base system)her vision of mankind social structure , strange synergy with the Anglos ,India watchers were always suspicious if she would continue being their go to arm. India has finally dropped her mask and shown her true face. It appears we were right, she will again be the Europeans cutting arm kshatriyas in the non European world, but on a much broader scale than in the past. India has been elevated EUROPEANS gate keeper KSHATRIYAS.
Thanks India for positioning us in the third world as you Shudras and Dalits, "untouchables,"
@@cosmopessoa1556 You watch too much television and are guided by foolish ideas.
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good one however, you lost me 3/4 of the way--- if America controls Taliban, Pakistan , now India, where does that leave China, and Russia. And why is Taliban courting Russia and China for help. India is now against Russia and China, and is now openly with the Brits, NATO ,japan and the Americans. All Indian talking heads on radio television social media are bashing china, Pakistan and Taliban. Masood son is making the rounds in western countries denouncing Taliban and talking about Democracy, and arms to fight the Taliban ( I am confused)
Taliban are not fierce. But they are duplicitous, treacherous and brutal. They are in no way superior but for the way they lie and display their brutality. They are good at marketing fear and use that against peace loving people of Afghanistan.
Sometimes, india always lingers behind. It's 7500 km coastline is literally biggest boon for india which it once used to cement it's global exporting powerhouse position from time immemorial to 1800AD..now too, it never promoted SEZs like china despite having best location on world shipping trade route..
Portugal and New Zealand have expanded their exclusive economic zones to give them a strategic advantage. It would be unwise for India to me neglect it's exclusive economic zones to the South East and South West.
Congratulations to the Print for providing a quality service.
Anyone who would've watched the bond film released in that era - The living daylights - would get an idea how these good jihadis were portrayed in popular media.
Taliban is different, no other "mujahid" organisation has killed and so many Muslims and fellow country men like the talibans and isis
@@lotusadmin4709 Most of the deaths were either "collateral damage" or for breaking religious rule or for allegations of colluding with foreigners
@@dominicj7977 you dont have the right to kill anyone for breaking religious rules , its between me and Allah subhan ab talha, who are the talibans to come in between , thats why its not jehad but terrorism,to some extent the al quida were mujahids but not taliban or isis...its a game for power...not fighting for justice
@@lotusadmin4709 teach that to all islamic nations.
@@dominicj7977 there is no Muslim country in the world who forces people to keep beard, there's no Muslim country who stops girls education and shoots a kid for wanting to study, there's no Muslim country who punished people by stoning to death, there's no Muslim country where burkha is compulsory and not just hijab
The subject you've chosen is already giving me goose bumps, also because I imagined this one yesterday
Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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The advise you gave India in the last 2 minutes of this episode is gold. I hope GOI takes note.
modis message for terroristan was for domestic audience only ..he knows along with dova that this is better for his domestic audience who will rally behind and consolidate votes ... his push for exports and sea routes and 1 trillion export was on those lines.. smokes and mirrors of diplomacy..having observed indias understanding of afg which is any day better than the whites ..his team understands this very well
@Rohingya Taliban We're awaiting the arrival eagerly!
@Rohingya Taliban but you forgot the bodies of soldiers here Kashmir toh nhi kam se kam apni jawaano ke sareer hi le jate
Gajnavi attacked India 17 times and succeeded in his last attempt. Pakistanis thinks themselves no less than Gajnavi so we need to be extra cautious if someone asks us to focus other than security of our nation.
GOI don't take feedbacks.
Who are we , the small filthy citizens to give advice to the rulers of 3 world some babu type guy who passed IAS exam and is thus more knowledgeable than Brahma ji himself.
When Chinese are encroaching from the North and Pakistan is sweeping Indian assets out of Afghanistan, Gupta is telling Indians to look South. Mr. Gupta, India's provocative behavior in the Indian Ocean will ramifications for India everywhere [North and West] not just in Indian Ocean.
BTW, similar illogical assertions you made on 26th Feb, which fell flat on 27th.
It's hard to believe that he believes what he's saying
Sir, with due respect, there is one contradiction I have with your today's presentation....I don't think its a defeat for USA in Afghanistan this time, rather its a game they started long back when Mullah Baradar was released in 2018...I believe USA wanted to leave from Afghanistan asap (which escalated by Corona) to focus on something else which strategically more important to them (which we all know) and they wanted an exit without much bloodshed (which we saw)...also, with this exit I foresee a cloud of something big is coming in next 5- 7 years
Rightly said India should look forward to make the internal security strong like how Israel has and develop J&K and Ladakh to that extent that it becomes worlds best tourist place
@Sanjay Kumar agree
It must be divided just wait 😂😂😂😂😂
@@ashantorahmanmirza8403 pehle apna baloch to bachalo bhai baad mein doosarey ka dekenghey
Naa aap East Pakistan bacha sakey.
Yesa na ho ki naa baap ya naa bete kha hojaogeya
Have your shitshow to yourself. We kashmiris won't tolerate you coming for our land religion and our sisters!
@@evonerfin3 go to pakistan
Insightful. So now India should not stay fixated on Afghanistan if we accept that the country is a distraction for India, but it should also be wary of being used by the USA to manage its containment policy of China. India should not stay a stalwart allay of the USA as this won’t help its negotiations on the LAC.
Congratulations on completing 4 years. There are few ‘ Non - Hyphenated ’ digital spaces like The Print. Shekhar sir is like a “ Old Chachaji ” sharing his deep insights to young people like us. We appreciate ur efforts.
Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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What Afghanistan is to Pakistan, Nepal is to India, all tied to cultural and geographical matrix. India must concentrate within to strengthen the national resolve to meet the challenges, both economic and geostrategic.
Wise words pajji
India should start really looking East. Its time to forget the Afpak region and start investing time and energy in the Eastern countries such as Myanmar, Thailand etc from where better returns can be had. It needs to consolidate the NE region and open up the borders.
What investment? Sanctions imposed myanmar? Its better to invest in india itself more for now. foreign investments mostly dont seem to yield any major returns than internal ones. the political risk is just too high and indian diplomacy hasnt yet matured to the level of power projections like major powers in economic affairs
Don’t you think it’s wishful that Pakistan shall forget fall of Dhaka and let Indians to shift their resources to east. Keep dreaming. Wait and see.
@@romm2885 you control our resources? 😂
We Indians are happy with taliban takeover (we only care about the afghans and the women who will suffer)
Now you enjoy with taliban.. Go nuts. We have many reasons to be happy :
- Durand line
- TTP
- taliban govt means Pakistan has no leverage and no influence on them any more
Maze Karo, enjoy.. And yes, thanks for reminding us of the fall of Dhaka. Haha..
Shifting resources to east means convergence of interests of China and Pakistan. Yes neither we have forgotten nor forgiven the separation of east Pakistan. You guys overly wishful. Loved to bleed Pakistan through Indians consulates in Afghanistan during previous regime and now want to shift towards east. Wah gi wah.
@@romm2885 We will shift our resources , wherever we want after measuring the pros and cons.
It's not for a meagre country like Pakistan to even think that it can influence Indian decisions but we are stuck with Pakistan so is your country because of our nation politics, both national political fraternity knows that without each other it will be hard to materialise hyper-nationalism within their population thus cannot reap any of the benefits.
You talk about the fall of Dhaka ,like it was only our role in East Pakistan which led it to become today's Bangladesh.
You guys lost it because of the genocide which you incited on your own people(Not my opinion but the biggest fact sir, documented well in almost every major paper regarding it).
Shekhar-dada is the doyen of both digital and post-digital journalism in India 🇮🇳.Or may we say of the entire continent of Asia 🌏? Which will make him the top journalist of the half of the humanity. Many happy returns of the day Print. Krittibas
its honour to get such a vital information in details.
Excellent. You did answered all answered and cleared worries of all our Indians.
Dear Mr. Gupta, after listening to you multiple times, I strongly feel like your analogy about Afghanistan is made with facts observed from 35000 ft above the ground.
When you talk about the Cold War between USSR and America in Afghanistan, you completely forget Afghans.
Invasion of Russia into Afghanistan deny them the freedom of religion. Taking that advantage America collaborated with Pakistan to Arm them with American weapons and Pakistani Islam. Which helped them win the battle.
During this 20years of American rule Afghans have tasted the freedom and advantages of democracy. Now they will fight with Talibans to establish democracy which America had understand.
Now the Afghans minus American minus investments and support will build a free and democratic Afghanistan.
If that is the case, why are thousands of Afghans desperately trying to leave the country? Dont say they are people who helped US and allies. Literally every Afghan who can manage to get on the road seems to want to leave the country. Why?
Very funny.... 😂😂😂😂 people are running away from democracy
@@user_ar6332 But there are millions who are staying back. Don’t you think nations go through these kinds of turmoils to become successful. All developed nations have gone through tough times. I have strong faith in Common Afghans. Democracy will prevail in Afghanistan especially after they tasted the freedom during last 20 years. Afghans will RISE.
@@Ravi-rp3sb Ravi sir, looks like you didn’t understand my post..
@@shaikh2206 looks like Afgan went back 30 years in time. Afganistan won’t be at peace till there is a separation of power and religion. How long will you let a book rule your life?
Makes sense....Pakistan is going to be very busy managing Afghanistan situation, it’s unfolding on their borders...maybe that’s why loc ceasefire is also holding up...pak doesn’t want two live and unstable borders ...maybe india has a chance as SG says 😊
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India should first fix the internal problems. We are more than population of africa and as diverse as entire european union. The only way to do that is to build strong, transparent and accountable institutions. Also Increase in low cost connectivity and transport for both goods and people. A strong India internally is like a good immune system that can fight virus of terrorism and challenges from climate change.
This was an amazing, detailed, interesting episode.. Looking forward for more.. 😊👌
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We had limited resources to focus on east, so we put whatever resources we had to secure northern border. But in present and future we can focus on multiple fronts.
I will respectfully disagree, take Israel for example..
They were surrounded by enemies, way more than we were. I think it's just an excuse for not getting things in order
@@mankala India was a closed economy, only after 90s Indian economy started growing significantly. Whereas Israel had backing of USA and Europe, they helped Israel economically and militarily.
@Jim S I'm not trying to discredit Jewish people, but they needed support from west. West recognized Israel and supported them internationally whenever Israel was in trouble. West also provided military equipments. You can look up on internet how Western countries help Israel its all in public domain.
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I'm Somali. Somalia is at peace now so India should step up and build strong ties with Somalia. We have the largest coast in Africa.
Happy Birthday print. I've been following almost all episodes of CTC and National interest and gained a lot of knowledge from it. It did help me with my current affairs section in interviews and all my exams.
So you will appear in Pakistan Civil services examination 👍👍👍
Yes..should be
Kashmir sa salam bahi ✌️
You said India should forget Pakistan. Sure it should have done that a long time ago. But isn't it the Pakistan Bogey that our politicians use time and again to Garner Votes? So they will not forget, not let Us forget in a hurry!
This was such a refreshing take and makes so much sense. We honestly have nothing to gain from dabbling in Afghanistan at this moment. We need to learn from the US and look beyond
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I was watching this expecting it to be another rant about Afghanistan and Pakistan but it was really refreshing to see a more upbeat and optimistic piece. Please do shift your gaze to the sea, as a South Eat Asian we always welcome opporutnities for collaboration with India!
A matured and foresighted presentation.... after a long! What a man, man.
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Amit Sengupta and Shekar Gupta are two people who always have logics backing their arguments which i totally love.
Even though I lean BJP but your CTC is way better than watching ZEE news and B & D 😂scream their lungs out
They are not for english audience to be honest. Their reporting standards need to be improved. Print has biased opinions too and not best in market yet
Enjoyed it a lot. It's hard for anyone to believe that no threat will emerge for Afghanistan. But I completely agree that India must focus its gaze on the seas fully!!
Haven't seen the last few videos. The video and audio quality has improved so much 👏🏼👌🏼.
Happy 4th Birthday to wonderful journalism 👏🏼
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Even though I am a Pakistani, listening to you gives me Intelligent Indian vibes. Indian news channels feel like big boss shows. Even our controlled media has better image than Indian's. Having said that, I am amazed by your geo-political observations. Hope more Indians listen to you and understand what's really advantageous for them
Absolutely correct , you hit the nail on the head
When someone is pointing guns at you, how can you not protect yourself?
You made it so easy and simple . When actually it is not . I believe the people running Pakistan, the is ISI are much smarter people . And every body knows their survival depends on kashmir . My guess is, some how , Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and taliban are going to combine forces in kashmir . India can bury its head in sand if they want to. ( Aftermath will make interesting episode). Only way out in the long run , say 50 years is to create strong dependable allies in the subcontinent and Indian Ocean region, make peace with China and carve out balochistan out of present day Pakistan. At the same time India has to grow leaps and bounds in economic , military, scientific , industrial , social indexes . You see its not so easy afterall.
When SG peaks on IR, he becomes old school teacher.
In my opinion, one episode on IR per day must be started by him. In this B'day you should start this initiative.
IR?
@@akshatsrivastava4280 International Relation.
Piling work on his desk I see
Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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You very rightly said "India should get out of its obsession with Pakistan "
Last three elections in Pakistan...India was never mentioned in any election speeches by any political leader...How did Modi won the two elections in India...by Pakistan bashing.
The concept of strategic depth is a thing of the past..
So forget about it. With missiles available with both India and Pakistan, do you really believe depth really matters.
Strategic Location of Pakistan...Any land connection between India and the entire Far East with Central Asia, Europe etc. shall remain impossible without taking Pakistan in the loop.
With all the problems in South China Sea, CPEC will be the life line for China . It is equally important for Pakistan. India was given the assignment by USA to disrupt it by attacking Gilgit Baltistan....and you know what happened..India is now struck with China in the North...Eventually India will realize the benefits of settling its disputes with China and Pakistan and joining CPEC.
With what happened in Afghanistan, can India really trust declining powers like USA and Europe..Learn from Pakistan's experiences ..India's importance to them is only because it is a big market for their products or to use it against China.
Taliban are no fools..To survive they will try to have good relations with all countries including India but would never allow their soil to be used against Pakistan, China or Central Asian countries..So India better forget about inflicting a thousand cuts from Afghanistan side.
Hope you consider the above facts in your generally un biased analysis......The present one was totally biased and much much below your standard.
As someone with my own RUclips channel that focuses on geo-politics - the Print has been a great resource for my research.
Thank you for all the good reporting and analysis both in video and in text.
Good One Shekhar! The time is simply apt for India to build a strategic and operational deterrence and augment it's arsenal. Time to flex and assert our rightful place, especially as we have a strong government at the centre, sans the compulsion of coalition politics!
Shekharji, you da dude. 🙂 Agree or disagree with you, you have become a habit. Thank you so much for the Print and the young, dynamic team behind it. ❤️
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No one can explain better...hats off sir 👍
One of the best pieces of analysis done by any journalist recently: it’s insightful and interesting at the same time. A fresh take beyond the day by day all consuming news cycle from Afghanistan..thank you Shekhar Gupta and team!!
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Across the Andaman Sea is Thailand - a country that shares rich historical culture and shared heritage with India. Thailand is our natural ally with whom we have a HUGE trade potential that is not fully realised yet.
It’s a well argued presentation. India’s focus should be on sealing its borders and monitoring activities of potential enemies of India in these countries rather than pn active dialogue , investing in a long term relationship or resorting to confrontation. It’s a matter of time before the Taliban and Pakistan part ways.
Happy Onam would have won more subscriptions!
Very well analyzed Guptaji. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and opinions with us.
*And happy anniversary ThePrint.*
Its brave to call them virus.. Kudos to SG..
Agree fully that the force that controls the sea lanes through Indian Ocean cannot be wished away. I have seen a document from British Indian Administration to IndianOffice in UK asking it to allocate more funds for a fledgling Indian Navy because of strategic value of dominating Indian Ocean!
Happy birthday to you "PRINT.
Happy birthday to you.
Many happy returns of the day.
Those who don't know history, are doomed to repeat it.
who won the battle of Haldighaati?
Af-Pak will collapse on its own weight. Let them deal with it. If there is anything we can do to hasten it, we should do it.
Sir, our 4000 years history shows that whenever we ignored Afghanistan we faced existential crisis.
Our history has not only been Afghanistan but also sea lanes where we had influence in the past. We should have an eye on it but our focus should be on the area where majority of wealth which going to be made in this century which is in Indo pacific region and the sea lanes.
@@732anoop No doubt about that but we should not ignore Afghanistan at any cost.
@shmooprint xo Let me add you. It was conquered by Greeks, Mauryans, Shakas, Parthians, Indo sassanians, Iranians, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Mongols, Mughals, Rajputs and finally Ranjit Singh. It is not unconquerable. it is modern concept.
@Jim S De jure, we border Afghanistan. Nd no one said that forget about economy. Security matters and a secure nation can prosper.
could you please be more specific? when did we 'ignore' Afghanistan and faced 'existential crisis'? There was no Afghanistan 4000 years ago.
That telephone is on Do Not Disturb mode. ❤️
Happy onam
Main reason for super power rivalry in inthis land locked Afghanistan is it's huge mineral resource .I t was Russia vs America nowChina has joined the fray to make it s triangular fight.All these countries never thought of the poor living condition of Afghan people,but were only interested in exploiting for their own interest
Congratulations on completing 4 marvelous years and re-birthing the idea of un-hyphenated journalism. As icing on the cake, this episode of National Interest has to be among the top 5 ever. When everyone sees monstrous distress, focusing on the new opportunity is the only way India should lead.
Excellent episode. Learnt a lot. N belated happy birthday The Print.
Firstly - Many Happy fourth returns to the entire staff and to the BOSS of “ The Print “ .
Well done 👍.
Second , I am only paranoid about Taliban gaining access to Pak nuclear arsenals .
That would spell doom for my country of birth .
Third , do we really want an Islamic caliphate at our doorstep ?
India’s options seem fluid in the current scenario.
We may voluntary give our TOYS to our friends Taliban 🤣🤣🤣😤😤😤
@@romm2885 🤔🤔🤔
See the stronger the Taliban gets, it's better for BJP's politics , so I highly doubt it will do anything affirmative against Taliban (even if they want to do something, there are very few options). The best option is waiting for things to settle.
All wishful thoughts. Best wishes
Good History Reading
Wish you a happy birthday"The Print". Wish you many more good years ahead. You are my go to channel.
Happy Birthday! The Print! As always very good insight
I would not move away from looking at Pak / China / Afg. Rather, I will intensify my watch on these countries. That said, I will not only focus South... I will also develop my North East. I will make that area secure and successful. Bangladesh is friendly today, but in Geo-Politics, no one is a friend. India has to be that one country with 12 aankehin and 24 haat. Happy Birthday The Print.
Another interesting point to note is that Afghanistan also has one of the largest reserves of lithium, the key resource for all battery technologies and I’m sure this fact isn’t lost on the Chinese. Therefore in addition to keep Xinjiang safe, there is additional motivation for the Chinese to keep the afghans in good humor
God bless such Good Real Journalist 🙏
Shekhar..such a lovely storyteller you are..enjoying the youtube channel subscription immensely while increasing awareness levels
I showed my friend the world map, put my finger on Tajikistan, and asked him "I wonder where is Kabaristan?" He kept searching. He still hasn't figured it out.
Mr Shekhar Saab makes a great point about shifting India's strategic gaze towards its maritime borders instead of the landmass borders. It also quite evident that China has also been trying to distract India from focusing on building up its naval capacities by intermediately flaring border issues with India. As a result the Indian navy has never received the financial investment comparable to the army. India should invest more heavily into being a naval power in the region. The problem is that terroristan as described above will not go away. It is undeniable that Pakistan under the hubris of their victory in Afghanistan will now try to unleash hoards of terrorists into Kashmir and India. China may not want islamist spillover into Xinjiang, but I doubt if they won't mind it affecting India. Russia is now a junior partner to China and has been coozying up to Pak because they will sell arms to anybody. As a result India cannot completely take their eyes off AFpak. The great game will continue. India needs to use it assets to continue to fuel insurgencies in balochistan and AFpak regions, they need to maintain connections with renegade Taliban forces not under the control of the ISI and make sure they give support to old northern alliance factions in Pakistan. India also needs to keep the financial pressure on Pak to keep them on the Grey list. Unfortunately there is no simple military solution for India. The US withdrawal has shown the weakness of India's strategy and limited options. The withdrawal was a phyrric victory for Pakistan but it will embolden them as has happened in the past to make fantastic strategic decisions, if not blunders. India should be forewarned...
All lies, don't fool the people see how superpowers left Afghanistan
If you are a fan of marvel universe there is a recent series called Loki. In which Loki was told that his existence was never to become a king but in fact Loki’s existence is about avengers achieving the best in themselves. Same with Pakistan. Pakistan existence is about India achieving its best !
Funny how Pakistani's are celebrating US exit of Afghanistan not realising Americans funds and Weapons subsidies are gonna stop 😂
It's not like US was giving them a lot anyways.
@@daniyalamed2960 Still Loss Is A Loss...
@Jim S 300 million dollars is not a lot. I have no idea where this idea In India is coming that Pakistan is broke. They will always have money for defense. It is just one of those things that are not bound to the economy
@Jim S You are veering away from the conversation. My main point was that US was not actually paying them a lot lately anyways so it would not make a huge difference.
@Jim S Also as far as peace is concerned they have given up but it is actually your BJP goverment that is hell bent on keep beating the dead horse. Imran khan wanted to negioate but they keep rejecting his talks offer so idk what to tell you.
Hats off to you Sir .!!! How can you so well informed as well as remember so much ...always look forward to your talks ..so enlightening and interesting!!? Thankyou 🙏🙏🙏
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Suggestion- you should put slides/animations/ visuals too.
That looks a bit more attractive and easy to understand .
Very good analysis indeed. Thank you
Well, Pakistsn will always have most leverage on Taliban because;
1. Most Taliban are educated and trained in Pakistani Madarrsaws and camps.
2. Pakistan hosts most number of Afghan refugees in the world and even families of Taliban fighters.
3. Pakistan is the neighbour of Afghanistan and most easy access to ocean for trade
4. Pakistan's ISI helped Taliban in fight against USSR back in time and now against NATO and US.
5. Pakistan was the first country to recognise Taliban government in 1990s and openly supported them
6. Taliban are mostly from Pashtun ethnicity and there are more Pashtuns in Pakistan than in Afghanistan
7. Since India's RAW joined hands with CIA and NDS against Taliban during war while Pakistan's ISI and MI covertly helped Taliban in their fight.
8. The new generation of Taliban fighters were all brought up in refugee camps of Pakistan
For Pakistan Taliban is like..
Dog was wagging it's tail, now tail will wag the dog.
Indian should watch developing situation in Afghanistan. It should not totally forget it but shift it's focus on maritime for sure. 👍
Except we can't ignore them when they'll be conducting terrror attacks in India and supporting the separatists in Kashmir. The US can do this because there is an ocean separating them from Afghanistan but we can't because Afghanistan is located just right next to Pakistan.
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Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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Chandrasekhar
I was in Delhi more than fifty years. Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Haggard Khan came to Delhi in early seventies. I heard him saying India ditched them in Getting Paktunistan.
If Paktunistan was there under the Leadership the situation would have been different
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Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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How many times you repeat the same point?
Happy birthday prints. You guys are doing great journalism. I love your experience stories.
While talking about the Indian coastline, don't forget that Pakistan has a 900+ km coastline naturally linked to the Persian gulf with higher trade volumes every year. It also has a better proximity to the evolving African peninsula. So it has been in Pakistan's interest, over the past decade, to work for peace with India and focus on the economy. However the Hindutva ideology and a strange Hindu superiority-complex engulfing India has ruined Indian policies globally.
Pakistan, as a well-connected developing country, will be developing as fast, if not faster, in the coming decades!
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Excellent perspective Shekharji 👌
I think all govt since 1947 kept India non aligned help us a lot. We may be favorite of Soviets in cold war era. But we didn't allow them to use us for their international adventures.
एकदम सही आकलन,पिद्दी पाकिस्तान को भूलकर अपने देश की इनकम को बढ़ाकर बड़ी ताकत बनने की अभिलाषा को मूर्त करने का स्वर्णिम अवसर।
Shekhar ji many many congratulations and I wish you all the best for many more such anniversaries of THE PRINT. Cheers!!
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Wish you happy birthday May team Print continue to bring unbiased opinion in future also god bless the team for educating the citizen on real issue.
Why Modi Sarkar is silent on its Foreign Policy Failure in Afghanistan.
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BTW how did you not notice that it rained for the first time in Greenland and they didnt have a snowfall. I am expecting you to discuss those little events in great detail and how it is going to affect our future which I feel will be underwater or inside a forest fire.
Yes Shekharji you are 💯 right in saying that India has to get out of this obsession of involvement in so called building Afghanistan by way of development work , The scenario is totally reversed and we should not waste our precious Resources both Human and Materials in that hostile region
A very original and brilliant line of the strategic thought. Hope the PMO and MEA are listening.