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Dr. Peerzada Tufail Ahmad
Volume 4 Issue 1 | Jun 2021
DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2021.3
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Following the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001, India was quick enough to respond to be part of the emerging political structure in Afghanistan. Since 2001, India’s engagement with Afghanistan became multi-dimensional. It adopted the soft power approach in the reconstruction process of Afghanistan. India’s strategy in Afghanistan has centered on supporting the emerging democratic regime thereby denying any space for the return of the Taliban. Its engagement with Afghanistan is motivated by four main considerations: First, India sees Afghanistan as a potential market. Second, to explore Central Asian oil and mineral. The third and important objective has been to contain Pakistan. The fourth objective is to contain anti-India activities in Afghanistan. It is in the backdrop of the above-mentioned interests; a study like this is needed to analyze India’s policy towards Afghanistan. Keywords: Afghanistan, Central Asia, India, 2001