India Looks to Afghanistan’s "Year of Transition"

Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently returned from a four-day visit to New Delhi, his fifth such visit in three years, his thirteenth during his tenure as president.  India was also the first country with which Afghanistan signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, in 2011.  Clearly, from both the Afghan and Indian perspectives, these are ties that are meant to bind.

In this month’s U.S.-India Insight, we examine how India and the United States can enhance their converging strategic interests in Afghanistan with even greater levels of consultation and cooperation. 

Chinmaya R. Gharekhan and Karl F. Inderfurth