India's Investment in Afganistan
New Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan (2021)- to promote the Afghan peace process, stability, trade-in region and enhancing regional connectivity, Meeting on 16th April 2021 of 6+2+1 Contact Group on Afghanistan 6= China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan 2 = United States and Russia 1= Afghanistan India sidelined from regional discussions on Afghanistan India was conspicuous by its absence from the meeting on April 16, given its historical and strategic ties with Afghanistan, but not for the first time. In December 2001, for example, the Indian team led by special envoy Satinder Lambah arrived in Germany’s Petersberg hotel near Bonn, where the famous Bonn agreement was negotiated, to find no reservations had been made for them at the official venue. In January 2010, India was invited to attend the “London Conference” on Afghanistan but left out of the room during a crucial meeting that deci...