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After the failure of high-level talks between India and Pakistan over long running disputes, both countries are caught in an escalating proxy war in Afghanistan. If no solution is found to reconcile Pakistani and Indian interests in the country, the coming months might see stepped up terrorist attacks against Indians in Kabul and the return of militants infiltrating Indian Kashmir from Pakistan. The fact that in recent weeks several Taliban operatives have been captured in Pakistan signals an intensified struggle over the fate of Afghanistan rather than a winding down of the conflict.

With Afghan President Hamid Karzai seeking negotiations with the Taliban, some...