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India-Afghanistan relations

Attacks Threaten India-Pakistan Thaw
By Catherine Putz
Only a week after Narendra Modi dropped in to visit Nawaz Sharif, the rapprochement is in jeopardy.

India and Afghanistan: A Growing Partnership
By M. Ashraf Haidari
Historically close, ties today are being driven forward by many shared interests.

Afghanistan-Pakistan: A False Spring?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Diplomat talks to Michael Kugelman, senior program associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center, to find out.

Can India and China Both Court Afghanistan?
By Harsh V. Pant
India needs to do more to gain the upper hand in Afghanistan.

With Trade and Terrorism in Mind, Ghani Visits India
By Jack Detsch
On his first state visit to India, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pushed for closer trade and defense ties.

Pakistan's Terrorism Accusations Against India: Bizarre But Calculated
By Rohan Joshi
Amid a declining domestic situation, senior Pakistani officials see it fit to blame India -- an unproductive endeavor.

How Cricket Reveals Geopolitical Fault Lines in Afghanistan
By Sanjay Kumar
Afghan support for India in the Cricket World Cup reflects the political triangle between Kabul, New Delhi, and Islamabad.

Why Did Afghanistan Just Suspend a Request for Heavy Weaponry from India?
By Ankit Panda
What spurred a sudden Afghan decision to suspend a request for Indian heavy weaponry?

Out With Non-Alignment, In With a 'Modi Doctrine'
By Harsh V. Pant
For India’s friends, a new outreach is in the offing. For India’s adversaries, new red lines are being drawn.

What Role Can India Play in Defusing Afghanistan's Election Crisis?
By Ankit Panda
India's external affairs minister is in Kabul. Can she help defuse the electoral crisis in Afghanistan?

Why Was India's Herat Consulate Attacked?
By Sanjay Kumar
India's consulate in Herat, Afghanistan was attacked. Why?

India Stepping Up to the Plate in Afghanistan
By Niharika Betkerur
A deal with Moscow makes clear that India has no plans to abandon Afghanistan post 2014.