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G Parthsararathy, is one of Indian most influential Strategic thinkers, a hawk and former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Article here, excerpts below:
After having visited almost every capital that matters for Afghanistan, starting with Beijing, President Ashraf Ghani arrived seven months later in New Delhi. While he earlier avoided any mention of India in his references to cooperation with Afghanistan’s neighbours, Ghani belatedly acknowledged, just prior to his visit, that India was the fourth largest provider of economic assistance ($2.2 billion) to his country. China, which is among his favourite destinations, contributed less than one-seventh of this amount. Ghani’s arrival in New Delhi was delayed, as the Taliban attacked Kunduz a few hours prior to his departure, killing 30 of its residents.
While Afghan security agencies announced that the Taliban attackers had come from Pakistan, Ghani remained silent on this issue. Having based his country’s foreign policy and security on the goodwill of General Raheel Sharif and the ISI, Ghani is predictably reluctant to admit that the terrorist strikes on Afghanistan and its armed forces are the handiwork of the ISI-backed Afghan Taliban. He instead asserts that the Iraq-based ISIL constitutes the greatest threat to Afghanistan’s security. While in India, Ghani demanded Pakistan should allow Afghan goods to be shipped beyond Wagah to Attari. He, however, avoided reference to the refusal of Pakistan to allow the same land route to be used for Indian exports to Afghanistan. Worse still, he echoed Pakistani propaganda, by voicing opposition to his country’s soil allegedly being used for “proxy wars”, waged by others.
Article here, excerpts below:
After having visited almost every capital that matters for Afghanistan, starting with Beijing, President Ashraf Ghani arrived seven months later in New Delhi. While he earlier avoided any mention of India in his references to cooperation with Afghanistan’s neighbours, Ghani belatedly acknowledged, just prior to his visit, that India was the fourth largest provider of economic assistance ($2.2 billion) to his country. China, which is among his favourite destinations, contributed less than one-seventh of this amount. Ghani’s arrival in New Delhi was delayed, as the Taliban attacked Kunduz a few hours prior to his departure, killing 30 of its residents.
While Afghan security agencies announced that the Taliban attackers had come from Pakistan, Ghani remained silent on this issue. Having based his country’s foreign policy and security on the goodwill of General Raheel Sharif and the ISI, Ghani is predictably reluctant to admit that the terrorist strikes on Afghanistan and its armed forces are the handiwork of the ISI-backed Afghan Taliban. He instead asserts that the Iraq-based ISIL constitutes the greatest threat to Afghanistan’s security. While in India, Ghani demanded Pakistan should allow Afghan goods to be shipped beyond Wagah to Attari. He, however, avoided reference to the refusal of Pakistan to allow the same land route to be used for Indian exports to Afghanistan. Worse still, he echoed Pakistani propaganda, by voicing opposition to his country’s soil allegedly being used for “proxy wars”, waged by others.
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