The Continuing Struggle for Afghanistan and Indo/Pakistan Relations

The Long War in Afghanistan continues, more than a decade after the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent American invasion to dislodge the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Yet, in the wake of America’s withdrawal and NATO’s refocus on its core mission of deterring Russian aggression, the Taliban is back with a vengeance. Meanwhile, both the Taliban and Al Qaeda are still active in Pakistan, posing, respectively, a local and global security threat. This session will explore these challenges, as well as the prospect of a further rapprochement between India and Pakistan and the degree to which the Afghanistan/Pakistan dynamic complicates that rapprochement.