INDIA'S AFGHAN TROUBLE

United States have been engaging in peace talks with Taliban, as NATO formally withdraws from terror-stricken Afghanistan in 2014.  Taliban early this month inaugurated their office in Qatar capital Doha for felicitating Peace talks with the International community. Taliban used the name ‘Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan’ for its new office, which was the name used by them during their regime, and placed Afghan flag which drew ire from Afghan president Hamid Karzai. As NATO withdraws from Afghan there is every chance of another militancy growth in the soil which will eventually turn against India.

Taliban has deep routed nexus with banned outfits like Leshkar-e- Toeba, Al-Qeada and Haqqani network who is responsible for growing militancy in Kashmir. Therefore, return of Taliban will hurt India and with the help of Pakistan intelligence ISI there is very chance for more terrorist activities across the nation. Indo- Pak cross border tension will increase and could destabilise the current peace pacts. There is still chance for China’s Afghan expedition soon after the withdrawal of the troops, eyeing the mineral rich mines of Afghan. Afghan may see further increase in Human Rights violation as these banned outfits bats for re-implementation of Sharia’ laws.

As, United States negotiates talks with Taliban, governments of both India and Afghanistan are worried as return of the extremist groups will surely damage bilateral ties between two nations. What India can do is to pressurise US and NATO to withdraw from peace talks and to provide military aid to Afghan government. US, in order to keep the growing trade link between them and INDIA, should address India’s queries and help India to expose ISI- terrorist links to the world nations. Going ahead with peace pacts will result in repeat of events like 9/11 and 26/11 which will promote terror and fear in the globe....