CONSTRAINTS, OUTCOME AND PROSPECTS OF INDIA’S AID POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN

Malkiat Singh; Simranjeet Singh

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i1.2024.5500

Authors

Dr. Malkiat Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Simranjeet Singh Senior Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i1.2024.5500

Keywords:

Afghanistan, Geopolitics, Aid, Projects, Taliban

Abstract [English]

The present research article makes a comprehensive effort to investigate India's aid policy to Afghanistan from the year 2001 to 2021. It examines India's motives for aiding Afghanistan, focuses at the several areas where India has made contributions, and evaluates how its assistance has impacted the development of Afghanistan. The paper outlines the constraints and persistent challenges faced by India during its involvement in Afghanistan almost for two decades. It also examines India’s successes and failures as outcome of its aid strategy, generally known as soft power approach in Afghanistan and presents future prospects with regard to changing regional dynamics.

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