The post-American power vacuum in the Kabul region will aid China and shape the trajectory of India’s foreign policy. Explain (200 Words)
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· The fall of Kabul in the wake of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will prove to be a defining moment for the region and the future shape of its geopolitics
· The post-American power vacuum in the region will be primarily advantageous to China and its grand strategic plans for the region.
· Beijing will further strengthen its efforts to bring every country in the region, except India, on the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative.
· India needs trade with China more than the other way round. Unless New Delhi can find ways of ensuring a rapprochement with China, it must expect Beijing to challenge India on occasion, and be prepared for it.
· If there is a concerted effort by China, Pakistan and the Taliban to erase the Indian presence from Afghanistan, there is little India can do about it.
· What is perhaps not yet understood is how the rise of the anti-America axis (China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and a Taliban-led Afghanistan) and anti-American sentiments in the region would impact India’s regional interests
· India’ s focus is bound to shift more to the Indo-Pacific even though a maritime grand strategy may not necessarily be an answer to its continental challenges.
· The developments in Afghanistan could nudge New Delhi to seek stability, if not peace, with Pakistan.
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