Despite investing significant amounts of financial, military and political resources, it has failed to contribute to Afghanistan’s stability and security.
India must come up with ideas and structures in the fields of development, politics, security and diplomacy. Similar to Iran’s tenacity and resolve in supporting the UN-recognised Syrian government, India can and should champion an inclusive, multifaceted and Kabul-centric peace process.
As Kabul begins to look Stalingrad in the Second World War, it's not clear whether the international coalition of democracies has the will and determination to take on the Islamo-fascists