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The US President is set to hold a series of meetings with Prime Minister Modi today



NEW DELHI, JUNE 25:


India may finally face the music on Afghanistan as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits face to face with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

“The US is keen to see India playing a greater role in its commitment towards counter-terrorism and as a result it may be asked to play a more meaningful role in stabilising Afghanistan by sending its men to fight the elements of terrorism there,” a top official told BusinessLine requesting anonymity.

By throwing the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ in eastern Afghanistan within just five months into the Presidency, Trump has made it clear that the ‘War on Terror’, which was started by his Republican predecessor George W. Bush as a response to the 2001 twin-tower attacks, has not yet ended.

The Trump administration recently made an announcement that it will reverse the policy of the previous Obama government of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan. It is, in fact, considering increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan by 3,000-5,000, which the Taliban has said may destabilise the war-torn country once again.

The possibility of a troop surge in Kabul was one of main discussion points during the NATO summit, which took place in Brussels in May. According to the US, such a move will pressurise the Taliban to begin negotiations for the peace talks.

At present, NATO has over 13,000 troops in Afghanistan, including 7,000 from US that are engaged in training Afghan armed forces. During the NATO Summit, President Trump had urged all the members to step up their military presence in Afghanistan. “Trump may tell India to put the boots on the ground now in Afghanistan. With India’s usual complaints of cross-border terrorism, US may like to see India contributing more militarily. The rise of Taliban in Afghanistan in today’s world is more of a concern for India than the US,” said Nandan Unnikrishnan, Vice-President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), a Delhi-based foreign policy think-tank.

Rising terrorism
During the ‘Heart of Asia’ Summit in December last year, India and Afghanistan had agreed that terrorism was the single biggest threat to the peace and stability in the region.

Modi had then said that “silence and inaction” will encourage the terrorists to carry out terror activities even as he vowed to do more. India has been actively engaged in training Afghan National Security Force ever since it signed the strategic partnership agreement in 2011 providing financial and technical assistance to Afghanistan.

However, the Modi government has gone a step further and supplied Kabuleight MI 25 attack helicopters. The recent terror attacks in Afghanistan have also become a major cause of concern for India.

“India is already a major political player and provider of financial and technical assistance to Kabul. But beyond the training of Afghan officers, it may now have to consider ways to increase military support,” said a report by Dhruva Jaishankar, Fellow in Foreign Policy programme at Brookings India.

Defence items and H-1B visas
The Trump administration will also make sure that the visit translates into India procuring more and more defence items from US. India, on the other hand, will raise the issue of H-1B visas and seek greater access to the American market for its goods.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/trump-modi-afgjhanistan/article9736929.ece
 
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You kidding me? ISI would've be having a party if India sends troops to A'Stan. It would open up so many delicious opportunities.
India troops care not about Afghans, last time they were there covertly and now they will come overtly. Having Indians besides, attacks of northern alliance rats at Pak checkposts would increase.
 
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India should send its troops to Afghanistan

So that every time RAW carries out any sabotage acts in Pakistan using their proxies, we may kill a few Indian soldiers in Afghanistan using our proxies to settle the score.
 
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Actually Modi and Trump are very capable to pull off this blunder, both are short sighted when it comes to strategy games. It would be a great show to see Indian soldiers serve as target practice for the Taliban's. Let them come.
 
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wait what? Hindu extrimisits (modi type) were worshiping trump in their main cities so he can punish us, send Pakistan to stone age and now same trump is asking for Hindu troops? Trump the fag is not able to fathom the simplest thing that Hindu love their lives more then anything and instead want sacrifice from America?

you yanks will never get any help from indian army, i can bet anything on this, US Think Tanks will soon realize what they lost in Pakistan, a partner who was ready to sacrifice its interests, soverignity, economy, Proxies for few nice word of American policy makers and little favours. Now even if you beg indians and lick their ugly arse they will not give you anything unless they are getting maximum in returns that too without losing a single life. American policy makers should be given highest civilian award of China and Russia for serving their interests. .

Trump should ask for help from Iran, it will be more sensible than this.

thats for Afghanistan, when it comes to China containment policy patriotic American can expect what will be their response when you need em.
 
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LO.L..idiot Trump must know India wont do that....Idiot trump must have some common sense to understand the foreign policies of the US and the history of India!
 
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India should send its troops to Afghanistan

So that every time RAW carries out any sabotage acts in Pakistan using their proxies, we may kill a few Indian soldiers in Afghanistan using our proxies to settle the score.

I dont think that Indian Establishment will send Indian troops to Afghanistan instead of this more Afghan soldiers should be trained. Republic of India do have good experience in Mountain Strike corps and Afghan military should make more Mountain Strike Corps and more Air Defenses Regiments.


 
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