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INDIA TAJIKISTAN

India strengthens foothold in Tajikistan to keep watch on Kabul and Islamabad

The Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan conference in New Dehli on 10 November 2021. © India External Affairs Ministry/Reuters

The new partnership agreement with his Tajik counterpart reaffirms India's national security adviser Ajit Doval's pivotal role in New Delhi's expanding influence in Central Asia. This strengthened outpost also gives India a broader view of the Afghan conflict and the disputed region of Kashmir. [...] (578 words)

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