luchador
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New Delhi's ambassador to Washington made clear Friday that India is
positioning itself to fill a vacuum that will be created in 2014 when
most U.S. and western troops leave Afghanistan.
From a range of economic development projects to training Afghan
security officers to combating a Taliban resurgence, Nirupama Rao says
India intends to prevent "a regression in Afghanistan to the situation
it was before 2001."
India and other nations in southeast Asia "have a stake in peace,
stability, and prosperity" in Afghanistan, Rao said during a forum in
Washington. "Afghanistan does represent a security challenge for us."
During talks in India this week, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta urged Indian leaders to take on a larger role in Afghanistan's
future.
Nancy Powell, U.S. ambassador to India, applauded a recent
announcement that Afghan security forces would be trained by Indian
officers on Indian soil. In a typical diplomatic move, Powell sought to
downplay the development—which could anger India's primary rival,
Pakistan.
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http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/do...uum-in-afghanistan-?google_editors_picks=true
positioning itself to fill a vacuum that will be created in 2014 when
most U.S. and western troops leave Afghanistan.
From a range of economic development projects to training Afghan
security officers to combating a Taliban resurgence, Nirupama Rao says
India intends to prevent "a regression in Afghanistan to the situation
it was before 2001."
India and other nations in southeast Asia "have a stake in peace,
stability, and prosperity" in Afghanistan, Rao said during a forum in
Washington. "Afghanistan does represent a security challenge for us."
During talks in India this week, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta urged Indian leaders to take on a larger role in Afghanistan's
future.
Nancy Powell, U.S. ambassador to India, applauded a recent
announcement that Afghan security forces would be trained by Indian
officers on Indian soil. In a typical diplomatic move, Powell sought to
downplay the development—which could anger India's primary rival,
Pakistan.
The rest of this article, in its entirety can be found at the website below.
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/do...uum-in-afghanistan-?google_editors_picks=true
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