About: The signing of a strategic partnership between India and Afghanistan on October 4, 2011 during Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visit to India was a landmark event. The document is significant for its implications for Indo-Afghan relations as well as for India’s wider neighbourhood policy.
Detail: The agreement positions India and Afghanistan for the post-2014 situation when the international forces are scheduled to withdraw and hand over security responsibilities to Afghan forces. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was categorical in his support for the Afghan people when he stated at a news conference that “India will stand by the people of Afghanistan as they prepare to assume the responsibility for their governance and security after the withdrawal of international forces in 2014.0”
