Indo- US Strategic Objectives in Afghanistan: Security Calculus of Pakistan
Keywords:
Afghan relations, Pak, IndoAfghan ties, US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Indo- US Strategic Ambitions, Bonn Conference, 9/11, Post- Taliban Era, BRICS, Turkmenistan- Afghanistan- Pakistan- India, Buffer ZoneAbstract
Washington and New Delhi have converged interests in Afghanistan. US aspires a greater Indian role in Afghanistan in the wake of its withdrawal from Afghanistan and India, in order to pose itself an international power, seeks in Afghanistan a deeper involvement. Although both of the states, India and the US, have devised a commonality of interests since 9/11, yet since the current US Administration bilateral ties have been intensified to the extent where Pakistan have severe implications. US President Trump‟s verdict of regionalization of Afghan issue has implied concerns for Islamabad. Pakistani authorities relate the terrorist activities in the country, particularly insurgency in Baluchistan with the role of various powers‟ role in Afghanistan. Strategic and security related objectives and concerns would be discussed in this article.
