Abstract
Pakistan in South Asia. The paradoxical relational understanding among
Afghanistan-Pakistan-India and their interest-oriented policy endeavors is the core research problem of this study. The paper addresses two phases of instability in Afghanistan: the Soviet-Afghan war and war on terror; and how the regional powers interceded in Afghanistan to broaden their political agendas and achieve influence against each other in the region. The first wave of instability in Afghanistan addresses Indian and Pakistan’s role during the Soviet Afghan war and Pakistan’s patronage to Taliban regime and Indian extended sustenance to Northern Alliance. Whereas the second wave of instability in Afghanistan
highlights the US war on terror and how Pakistan and India equally responded to their broader regional role in Afghanistan.
Methodologically, the study is based on the historical-descriptive analysis of the political dynamics and its overlapping impact on Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The study also observes US part and contribution in conflict prone area of Afghanistan
Marium Kamal. (2020) Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Relations: A Paradoxical Perspective, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 33 , Issue 2.
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