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@article{190787,
        author = {YOGESH NAIN and SANTOSH MEENA},
        title = {INDIA-AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS IN POST TALIBAN REGIME},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {4850-4855},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190787},
        abstract = {India has played a pivotal role in the reconstruction process in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a neighbour of India and a member of South Asian association for regional corporation (SAARC). The need for a Stable Afghanistan, security and development is mutually reinforced, and the establishment of peace and security remains essential. After the overthrow of the Taliban, India established diplomatic relations with the newly established government and provided aid, Afghanistan's recent political transformation starkly confirms the current witnessing of the transformation of the role of the entire South Asian region with in global geostrategic re-alignments. The US disengagement from Afghanistan put India and China into a new competitive scenario of cultivating their respective Relations with Afghanistan. Relations between India and Afghanistan are characterized by strong historical and cultural links. The two nations share common ideals in the domain of foreign policy, such as adherence to multilateralism, respect for a rule-based international order and eliminating the North-South divide. The article examines how the Indian policy towards Afghanistan even after the takeover of the Taliban stresses norm development and transcendental power as India strives for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan marked by a strong democracy and rule of law. India's security concerns in Afghanistan after the seizure of the Taliban are also emphasized.},
        keywords = {India–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership, Post-Taliban Political Transition, Regional Geostrategic Realignment, Regional Security Complex (South Asia–Central Asia), Post-Conflict State Building, Democratic Reconstruction and Rule of Law.},
        month = {January},
        }