{"id":34614,"date":"2018-10-31T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T06:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34614"},"modified":"2018-10-31T12:12:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T06:42:29","slug":"islamabad-to-revive-talks-on-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/islamabad-to-revive-talks-on-terror\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamabad to revive talks on terror:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/islamabad-to-revive-talks-on-terror\/article19857458.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islamabad to revive talks on terror<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Afghanistan Foreign Ministry has announced a revival of the Pakistan-led Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) to bring the Taliban into talks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who all does it concern?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next meeting of the group will comprise officials from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Afghanistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The meeting will held in Oman, Muscat on October 16.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What will be the topic of discussion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two topics will be discussed: counter-terrorism, and Pakistan\u2019s honesty in fulfilling its promises that it will make in the presence of China and the U.S. at the meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting is also significant for its timing just ahead of the visit of American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who will travel to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India from October 23.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visit is taking place under Trump\u2019s new South Asia Policy for Afghanistan which suggested a tougher line on Pakistan\u2019s support to terror groups, and greater cooperation with India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The meeting is expected to convey a \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy for support to the Haqqani group and other groups targeting Afghan forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why such steps?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics say that Pakistan\u2019s push to revive the QCG process now may be a reaction to the growing number of strong statements from the U.S. accusing its intelligence agency ISI of supporting terrorism in the neighbourhood.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is India\u2019s stand on it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India shared its perspectives on the situation in Afghanistan, the need to strengthen Afghan National Defence and Security Forces, need for an Afghan led and controlled peace and reconciliation process. However, India is not a part of the QCG, and officials said no request had been made to invite India to the revived version.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad to revive talks on terror:\u00a0 Context The Afghanistan Foreign Ministry has announced a revival of the Pakistan-led Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) to bring the Taliban into talks. Who all does it concern? The next meeting of the group will comprise officials from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. 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