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Title “India ‘s Growing Influence in Afghanistan in Post 9/11 Era: Security Implications for Pakistan”

Author(s) Basit Ishaque

Abstract ABSTRACT The US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 is considered as a turning point in the politics of Afghanistan with special context to Pakistan and India. Pakistan and India both jumped into the race of joining US global war on terror (WoT) and gaining the status of most friendly nation of US. India manipulated the happenings in Afghanistan in its favor by increasing its physical, diplomatic, economic and socio-cultural presence in the war-torn country and tried to manipulate the situation in its anti-Pakistan stance. Owing to its bilateral cleavages, ethnic differences, border clash, and Pashtunistan factor, Afghanistan strongly cooperated with India in destabilizing Pakistan from the two fronts of border. The theory of soft power is the appropriate theory regarding the underlying problem and provided the best scenario to understand the India usage of developmental and infrastructural projects in Afghanistan to increase its influence to damage the Pakistan’s image and sovereignty with ease. Regional actors and specially US strongly recommended and appreciated India’s role in Afghanistan at the expense of Pakistan, which directly went into India’s favour to increase the maneuverings in Afghanistan vis-à-vis Pakistan. This research aims at specifically elucidating India’s intentions to manipulate the 9/11 event to pursue its anti-Pakistan agenda. It evaluates the Indian efforts to defame and disrepute Pakistan associating it with Islamic militancy, fundamentalism and terrorism and especially how India pampered Afghanistan through soft penetration to win the hearts of Afghan youth and the society. The important point in this research is to emphasize on Pakistan’s security apprehension with Indian presence in the very next bordering country who has ethnic, religious and cultural similarities.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department International Relations

Language English

Publication Date 2021-08-24

Subject International Relations

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