What Does the Afghan President’s Visit to India Tell Us?
... training military personnel and to supply certain types of arms. Islamabad saw the treaty as pretty much an attempt at a geopolitical encirclement of the country from the east and the west, while to the west Pakistan saw an alliance by India not only with Afghanistan but also with Iran. Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Delhi was by all accounts intended to demonstrate a definite continuity in Kabul’s policy in the region, and its interest in economic aid and extensive cooperation with Delhi. Did the visit live up to expectations? ...