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To what extent is India’s policy in regard to Afghanistan dictated by a vision of ‘Global South’, rather than compulsion?

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  • Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy

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The Global South vision descends from Bandung (1955) and the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (1978). It frames development cooperation as horizontal partnership among post-colonial states: demand-driven, free of conditions, and respectful of sovereignty. India's Afghan programme speaks this language fluently. Yet the size, geography and timing of the programme are better explained by strategic…

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  • The case for a Global South vision
  • The case for compulsion
  • Weighing the two
  • Conclusion
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