Abstract
Confluence of South, Central and West Asia, by virtue of its
juxtaposition to world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves and owing to its
proximity to Arabian Sea, Central Asian Republics (CARs), China and
Russia, offers a space to various regional and global players to control
and monitor the entire region. Presence of extra regional forces in
Afghanistan, Western commitment to eliminate religious extremism and
terrorism, Sino-Russian concerns of containing US hegemony, Indian
desire to dominate Pakistan’s backyard and Iranian efforts to attract
economic wealth of CARs are few of the indicators which can be
regarded as the sideshows of “The New Great Game”. Indian current
collaboration with Iran and Afghanistan can primarily be attributed to
its energy security, access to Central Asia and its enduring rivalry with
Pakistan. Geographically situated in between, Pakistan views Indian
growing outreach in Afghanistan and Iran with considerable alarm as
the emerging scenario appears to endorse Indian ambitions of strategic
encirclement of Pakistan. “Indian Outreach in Afghanistan/ Iran –
Regional Implications with Focus on Pakistan” highlights Indian
motives, factors facilitating Indian ingress, how Indian presence in
Afghanistan/ Iran will affect regional security calculus and how it is
detrimental to national security of Pakistan.
Muhammad Usman. (2018) Indian Outreach in Iran & Afghanistan: Regional Implications with Focus on Pakistan, The Dialogue, Volume 13, Issue 1.
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