From Karzai's point of view, he's pushing back against the U.S. not only because he can, but also because he must if he is to survive politically.
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Why Karzai Is Pushing Back Against the U.S. - TIME
Posted by balaji 153 days ago (http://www.time.com)Let India help Afghanistan
Posted by balaji 254 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Amir Taheri, writing in The Times, suggests that a military commitment is "surprisingly popular in India". One former diplomat argues that "influential sections of Indian opinion are stridently calling for an outright Indian intervention in Afghanistan without awaiting the niceties of an American invitation letter".
India, Pakistan and the Battle for Afghanistan
Posted by balaji 275 days ago (http://www.time.com)
"Everyone is rattled." The prospect that the U.S. will soon depart Afghanistan makes it even less likely that Pakistan will want to crack down on a group that could still be a strategic asset in an uncertain situation.
Brahma Chellaney: An Unwinnable Battle [in Afghanistan]
Posted by balaji 307 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
The most likely outcome of an Afghan power struggle triggered by a US decision to scale back the war would be the formalisation of the present de facto partition of Afghanistan along ethnic lines. Pakistan ultimately is bound to pay a price for creating and nurturing the Taliban monster. And that price is likely to directly impinge on its territorial unity.
Abdullah pulls out of Afghan vote
Posted by balaji 308 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
President Hamid Karzai's rival in the second round of the Afghan presidential election has announced in Kabul that he is withdrawing from the poll.
Swapan Dasgupta: Why run away from the enemy?
Posted by balaji 358 days ago (http://swapan-dasgupta.blogspot.com)
With an assertive China in the east and a re-energised Pakistan in the west, India may have reason to be deeply worried. How long can New Delhi live in denial and continue to raise the threshold of tolerance?
Shocking Hazing at U.S. Embassy in Kabul involving Indian guards
Posted by balaji 368 days ago (http://www.cbsnews.com)
The US State Department contracts with a private security firm - ArmorGroup North America, owned by Wackenhut. ArmorGroup employs 450 guards at the Kabul Embassy - two-thirds from Nepal and India, the rest from the U.S. and other English-speaking nations.
Cato: George Will Says It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan
Posted by balaji 369 days ago (http://www.cato-at-liberty.org)
With a liberal Democrat having become president and made Afghanistan his war, and George Will leading the charge, might conservative Republicans rediscover their inner anti-war feelings?
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