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How does the recent takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban impact India’s strategic interests? (150 words)

  • UPSC 2021
  • 10 marks
  • Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy

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The Taliban's return in August 2021 collapsed, almost overnight, a position India had built over two decades and more than US$3 billion of development work. Ties reaching back to the 1950 Treaty of Friendship were left without a partner in Kabul. The impact falls on four Indian interests, though the balance has shifted since.

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  • Security: the terrorism vector
  • Geopolitics: Pakistan and China
  • Investments and connectivity
  • The unexpected offset
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