{"id":1599,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-does-the-recent-takeover-of-afghanistan-by-taliban-impact-upsc-psir-2021-4905\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:42","slug":"how-does-the-recent-takeover-of-afghanistan-by-taliban-impact-upsc-psir-2021-4905","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-does-the-recent-takeover-of-afghanistan-by-taliban-impact-upsc-psir-2021-4905\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the recent takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban impact India\u2019s strategic interests?"},"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 takeover undid two decades of Indian statecraft in one stroke <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Menon<\/b>\u2019s \u201ctest case\u201d for India\u2019s leading-power claim<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> one reversal struck security, connectivity and regional balance together <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> costly on every front<\/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>~US$3bn + goodwill exposed <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> security first: ISI proxies (LeT\/JeM), ISIS-K, narcotics <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Happymon Jacob<\/b>: soft power insufficient, no Plan B <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Chabahar \/ Delaram\u2013Zaranj strained <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> China + Pakistan gain room for hostile Kabul axis <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Taliban\u2013Pakistan friction reopens space <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Saraswat<\/b>: Taliban transaction-minded, Islamabad rift = India\u2019s opening <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Muttaqi\u2019s Oct 2025 Delhi visit + \u201cno Afghan soil against India\u201d + Kabul embassy upgrade<\/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\">Katju<\/b>: engagement buys leverage but risks legitimising the regime<\/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> serious near-term reversal, yet core security and connectivity interests protected<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> calibrated engagement without recognition <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> impact contained, not permanent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[88],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1599","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-recent-developments-in-indian-foreign-policy","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1599","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":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5011,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1599\/revisions\/5011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}