US supports India's 'constructive' role in Afghanistan

Report quotes Mark Toner saying that the situation in South Asia was not a zero-sum game.


Express October 19, 2011

KARACHI: The United States said it views India's role in Afghanistan as "constructive" and wants all the three nations to pull in the same direction for the war-torn country's stability, reported Indian news channel IBN Live.

The report quotes State Department spokesman Mark Toner saying that the situation in South Asia was not a zero-sum game. "We need good, solid, constructive relations between all the countries of that region, all of them pulling in the same direction so that all countries can reap the economic benefits that good, sound relations will yield," said Toner.

IBN Live's report claims that Toner's comments brush aside Pakistan's apprehensions of growing ties between Afghanistan and India.

Earlier this month Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai visited India, and signed several economic agreements with New Delhi.

Commenting on United State’s role in agreements between India and Afghanistan Toner said US is trying to promote a more constructive dialogue between all the countries in the region.

COMMENTS (9)

BruteForce | 12 years ago | Reply

@Parvez:

Mess? Giving money and building infrastructure is not a messy business. Look at what the Chinese are doing in Pakistan. China has to handle the fallout in Pakistan too, as it is right next to it. For India, Pakistan is the buffer for any negative fallout.

The way India sees it: Pump in the money, do good, build infrastructure, gain a LOT of influence, gain a LOT of goodwill and then control things from there. There is no question of India sending its troops to Afghanistan.

Dr Priyanka | 12 years ago | Reply

@anil: Mr Krishna is almost 80 yrs. He is resting!

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