INDIA – AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS

India joins the UN led conference on Afghanistan in Doha. India is one of 25 countries participating in this third conference, which aims to find ways to improve the lives of Afghan people under Taliban rule. 

Peaceful and Stable Afghanistan is significant for Region as well as for India: 

• Regional connectivity: Afghanistan is considered as a gateway to the Central Asian Region. 
• Security: Reduced insurgency and cross-border terrorism can lead to a more secure environment for India’s northern and western borders. 
  • Unstable Afghanistan may become a safe shelter for terrorists. 
• Energy and resources: Stability in Afghanistan could pave the way for the Turkmenistan Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) pipeline. 
• Curbing Drug trafficking: Stable government in Afghanistan can better tackle drug trafficking.
  • Afghanistan is part of the Death Crescent along with Pakistan and Iran. 
  • States like Punjab are highly affected by it.