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100	1		_aPant, Harsh V.
245	1	0	_aIndia's changing Afghanistan policy : _bregional and global implications / _cHarsh V. Pant
260			_aCarlisle, PA : _bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, _c2012
300			_avii, 44 p. ; _c23 cm
490	1		_aSSI monograph
500			_aSIP1302
500			_a"December 2012."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 39-44)
505	0		_aForeword -- About the author -- Summary -- India's changing Afghanistan policy: regional and global implications -- India and Afghanistan: an ever-shifting landscape. Phase I: a "soft" engagement -- Phase II: New Delhi marginalized -- Phase III: India fights back -- Managing Pakistan -- Regional and global realities: as complicated as ever -- The American dilemma -- Conclusion -- Endnotes.
520			_aSince 2001, the situation in Afghanistan has afforded New Delhi an opportunity to underscore its role as a regional power. India has a growing stake in the development of peace and stability in Afghanistan; and the 2011 India-Afghan strategic partnership agreement underlines India's commitment to ensure that a positive momentum in Delhi-Kabul ties is maintained. This monograph examines the changing trajectory of Indian policy toward Afghanistan since 2001, and it is argued that New Delhi has been responding to a strategic environment shaped by other actors in the region. U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces are preparing to leave Afghanistan in 2014, and India stands at a crossroads as it remains keen to preserve its interests in Afghanistan. The ever-evolving Indian policy in Afghanistan is examined in three phases before implications of this change for the region and the United States are drawn. There has been a broader maturing of the U.S.-India defense ties, and Afghanistan is likely to be a beneficiary of this trend. Managing Pakistan and unravelling Islamabad's encirclement complex should be the biggest priority for both Washington and New Delhi in the coming years if there is to be any hope of keeping Afghanistan a stable entity post-2014.
651		0	_aSouth Asia _xregional security
651		7	_aIndia _xforeign policy _zAfghanistan
651		7	_aAfghanistan _xforeign policy _zIndia _zPakistan
710	2		_aUS Army War College. _bStrategic Studies Institute, SSI
830		0	_aSSI monograph
852			_h(581) Pant
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