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India-hosted summit boycotted by Pakistan mulls Taliban implications

by ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW DELHI Nov 10, 2021 - 1:24 pm GMT+3
This photograph shows representatives (from L) from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, New Delhi, India, Nov. 10, 2021. (Indian Ministry of External Affairs via AP Photo)
This photograph shows representatives (from L) from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, New Delhi, India, Nov. 10, 2021. (Indian Ministry of External Affairs via AP Photo)
by ASSOCIATED PRESS Nov 10, 2021 1:24 pm
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India, Russia, Iran and five Central Asian states held talks Wednesday in New Delhi where they discussed the ramifications of the Taliban seizure of Afghanistan in a meeting that was boycotted by Pakistan and China, and Afghan representatives were not invited.

A joint statement released after the meeting said the eight participating nations also discussed threats arising from terrorism, radicalization and drug trafficking as well as the need for humanitarian assistance. However, no details were provided.

India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval invited security chiefs from Iran, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the meeting. Afghan representatives were not invited. Pakistan and China declined to attend, with Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf last week calling India a "spoiler” and not a "peacemaker” in Afghanistan.

"This is a time for close consultation among us,” Doval said in opening remarks ahead of the meeting. He said he hoped the deliberations will help the people of Afghanistan and enhance the region's collective security.

The top security officials were expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The first two editions of the meeting were hosted by Iran in 2018 and 2019.

India’s foreign ministry officials said Pakistan’s refusal to attend the meeting was "unfortunate, but not surprising” and "reflects its mindset of viewing Afghanistan as its protectorate.”

The meeting underscores India’s attempts to protect its strategic interests in Afghanistan amid Pakistan’s growing influence in the region. Archrivals India and Pakistan have both long tried to wield influence over Afghanistan to meet their security interests.

India’s leaders fear the Taliban's rise to power will benefit Pakistan in the disputed region of Kashmir, where pro-democracy forces already have a foothold.

New Delhi's relations with Afghanistan are in suspended animation. It has has no diplomatic presence left in Kabul after it evacuated its staff ahead of the final United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. It did, however, hold its first official meeting with a Taliban representative in Qatar on Aug. 31.

Before the Taliban took Kabul, India provided Afghan security forces with operational training and military equipment, even though it has had no troops on the ground. It was also the region’s largest provider of development aid to Afghanistan.

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