Abstract
One of the key developments in the South Asian regional
politics is under way in Afghanistan; and both India and Pakistan
are making efforts to influence Afghanistan's future in their
favour in order to address their perceived security concerns. To
Pakistan, India has been making a palpable strategic investment
in Afghanistan since 9/11 with a view to encircle Pakistan and
reduce its strategic depth. From India's perspective, besides
helping Afghanistan in its rebuilding process, India's current
engagement in that country is aimed at preventing pro-Pakistan,
anti-India Taliban assuming power. Pakistan, on the other hand,
seems to cater its much desired objective of having a friendly
regime across its western border to meet its security concerns that
essentially stem from a perceived Indian threat. This paper is an
attempt to understand the gravity of the security dilemma that an
unsettled Afghanistan poses to India and Pakistan.
ShahzadaAshraf~aqboo, Dr. ~uhammad Badrul Alam. (2016) THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN: SECURITY PERCEPTIONS IN INDIA & PAKISTAN, Journal of Political Science, Volume 34, Issue 1.
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