Atlantic Community:Global Must Read Article "Pakistan and India: The Keys to Kabul"

Editorial, Times of India | July 23, 2010

Even though the Afghanistan Conference resolved to withdraw troops by 2014, the Kabul government has little incentive to take on the responsibility "as long as NATO remains the guarantor of Kabul's security." ++ However, the handover should not be put off indefinitely. ++ India and Pakistan should promote the peace process by cooperating more on the Afghan issue. ++ This would foster relations between the two states as well. ++ For that to happen, however, Islamabad will have to stop pretending "that it holds all the keys to Kabul."

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Sun, Jul 25th 2010, 23:43

Darrell Calvin Brown, City College of San Francisco/TTC, Gold Contributor (102)

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Immediate change, in certain regions of Afghanistan, is obviously at a stand still due to a difference of opinion as to how business should be done. Both Pakistan and India are wise in their efforts to do all they can do to assist the government of Afghanistan in curbing illegal activity, harnessing all trade by the guidelines of the WTO, and respecting the Rule of Law. These two "neighbors" showing forth their understanding of Afghanistan as an evolving "Sovereign Nation" will be of great gain in growing the global confidence in Southern Asia