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My enemy's enemy : India in Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion to the US withdrawal / Avinash Paliwal.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Hurst & Company, ©2017.Description: xviii, 381 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781849048347
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS450. A3.
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgements—Acronyms—Prologue : a curse—1. In pursuit of friendship : India’s quest in Afghanistan—Part I : debating neutrality—2. Kabuliwallah : a brief history of India-Afghanistan relations—3. Leaning tower of Delhi : managing the Soviet invasion and withdrawal—Part II : debating containment—4. The Taliban dilemma : partisans versus conciliators—5. Friends fro north, foes from south : India, United front, and the Hijacking of flight IC-814—6. War and terror : destruction in Bamiyan and the aftermath of 9/11—Part III : debating engagement—7. ‘Maximum leader’ : Hamid Karzai, India, and the Kabul Durbar new beginning—8. No good Taliban? India’s Taliban learning curve—9. First as tragedy, then as Farce : managing the US withdrawal—Epilogue : a blessing—Appendix : interviews conducted by the author—Note—Select bibliography—Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS450.A3.P355 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000528744
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index.

Contents: Acknowledgements—Acronyms—Prologue : a curse—1. In pursuit of friendship : India’s quest in Afghanistan—Part I : debating neutrality—2. Kabuliwallah : a brief history of India-Afghanistan relations—3. Leaning tower of Delhi : managing the Soviet invasion and withdrawal—Part II : debating containment—4. The Taliban dilemma : partisans versus conciliators—5. Friends fro north, foes from south : India, United front, and the Hijacking of flight IC-814—6. War and terror : destruction in Bamiyan and the aftermath of 9/11—Part III : debating engagement—7. ‘Maximum leader’ : Hamid Karzai, India, and the Kabul Durbar new beginning—8. No good Taliban? India’s Taliban learning curve—9. First as tragedy, then as Farce : managing the US withdrawal—Epilogue : a blessing—Appendix : interviews conducted by the author—Note—Select bibliography—Index.

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