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.