The Indian role in Afghanistan (new title)

[Dayuhan]

Lining up with a functioning though flawed democracy that will soon be the most populous country in the world and has a growing, dynamic economy and doesn't kill our people; rather than a collapsing police state with a lousy economy that takes our money and uses it to kill us, may be strategically advantageous to us in the long run.

I don't see that we need to line up with anybody in that particular mess. We can resolve our problems with Pakistan by scaling back or removing our presence in their neighborhood: not like there's any great gain to be had for us there in the first place. If we don't like the way they spend the money we send, we should stop sending it.

Whatever obstacles there are to a major Indian presence in Afghanistan, the Indians will overcome on their own. They don't need us.

True. The Indians will do what they will do, and reap the consequences on their own. No need for us to be taking sides or trying to manipulate that situation. It will be easier (and more likely) for us to make it worse than better.