{"id":1533,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/what-steps-has-india-taken-to-regain-its-foothold-in-afghanistan-upsc-psir-2023-4105\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:16","slug":"what-steps-has-india-taken-to-regain-its-foothold-in-afghanistan-upsc-psir-2023-4105","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/what-steps-has-india-taken-to-regain-its-foothold-in-afghanistan-upsc-psir-2023-4105\/","title":{"rendered":"What steps has India taken to regain its foothold in Afghanistan since the Taliban has taken over the country in August 2021?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> Aug 2021 removes the government India backed <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Pakistan gains the depth it sought <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Narayanan<\/b> \u201cpatron saint\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India returns by treating the new rulers as a fact to be used<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> India\u2019s Afghan stake outlived the Republic <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> delivery record survives the regime change <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> engagement resumes on interest, not approval<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>move 1: deal with the regime itself <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> mend ties realistically <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> counter \u201cstrategic depth\u201d through security cooperation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> JeM \/ LeT under a regime that looks the other way <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> distance costlier than contact <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> move 2: fall back on the delivery advantage <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Sanjeev Kumar<\/b> \/ Peking 2018 study <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> more than UN and NATO gave <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> $2 bn in energy and highways <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> China limited to relief and vaccines <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> move 3: hold the line on recognition <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> contacts with the ousted Republic\u2019s leaders <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Russia engaged without unsettling the West <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> seat inside the settlement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Sareen<\/b>: engage, isolate, oppose together, engagement alone is not policy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Katju<\/b>: still no permanent presence in Kabul <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> what has been regained is access, not standing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Chaudhuri<\/b>: facts used, not changed; recognition kept back as discretion <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India is back in, on access not presence<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> the return rests on delivery record and calculation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> firm only when presence in Kabul follows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[34],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[83],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1533","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-34","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-south-asia","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4945,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1533\/revisions\/4945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1533"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1533"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1533"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}