Indo-Pak Rivalry in Afghanistan After US Withdrawal In 2021
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Afghanistan, US Withdrawal, Indo-Pak RivalryAbstract
The purpose of this research is to elucidate the role of India and Pakistan in Afghanistan as both are the neighborly and rivalry states. It's likely that the Taliban will continue to run things in Afghanistan. The Taliban took over the government of the nation, however, it is still not acknowledged on a global scale or in South Asia. The Taliban's control has harmed trade and the economy since the United States withdrew in August 2021 aggravated a terrible humanitarian crisis and raised questions about human security. Afghanistan and the West are concerned about the Taliban taking control again due to al-Qaeda's safe haven and involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The fact that India and Pakistan use proxies and development assistance to engage in conflict with one another in Afghanistan has important ramifications for their long-standing rivalry over Jammu and Kashmir also known as Kashmir. They actively review and plan to counteract each other's successes in Afghanistan by anticipating each other's actions and sphere of influence. Some people might see their interaction as zero-sum play or consider it from a strategic theory perspective. The security ramifications of Afghanistan for India and Pakistan are examined in this chapter. The analysis is based on scholarly research press reports and original data from the World Bank and the UN.
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