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An age old lurker of PDF, hence the amazement.
I haven't been to PDF is quite a while now.

Quote Originally Posted by blueblood View Post
Policy wise it's a bad decision to venture into Astan. Things are already messed up and R&AW playing a major role will only make it worse, for India too.

Other reasons are mentioned in my earlier posts.
Given the level of involvement of India in Afghanistan already, I would submit that the decision has already been taken; it is only a matter of implementation as circumstances evolve over the next few years.

Whether it turns out to be a bad or good decision will take some time to become evident.