June 29, 2012

India's Growing Stake in Afghanistan

Andrew North, BBC News

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Encouraged by the US and its Nato allies as they prepare to retreat in 2014, India and Afghanistan are deepening their ties, to the frustration of their neighbour sandwiched in-between.

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