By then Soviet forces had been in Afghanistan for over five years. Also Read Needed, a more unified Asian voice for AfghanistanFrom the USSR to the U.S.Thirty-two years later, the wheel of history had turned. The internecine mujahideen hostilities, fortunately, provided India strategic opportunities to influence the ground situation in Afghanistan along with Iran and Russia. Afghanistan todayNow, like Rajiv Gandhi in the 1986-1988 period, Indian foreign policy and security managers are advocating the formation of an inclusive government. Notwithstanding all the appropriate diplomatic noises India may make, it has now no real capacity to impact the ground situation in Afghanistan.

Source: The Hindu August 08, 2021 18:35 UTC