The Quad and India's Strategic Choices in Afghanistan

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘The Quad and India's Strategic Choices in Afghanistan’ has been published in Prospects & Perspectives (no.43) published by the Prospect Foundation, Taiwan, on August 23, 2021.

The article argues that all Quad states, including India, share a key interest in maintaining stability in the region and reaching a peaceful solution among all factions. While their policies on engaging the Taliban may differ slightly, they are nonetheless united in their broader outlooks of securing Afghanistan’s future. In this context, coordinating intelligence exercises and their support to the Afghan government could be a critical initiative under the Quad.

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