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India back to drawing board on Afghan policy as it pulls out diplomatic staff
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Indian people airlifted from Kabul, after Taleban took over the government, at Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat, India, on Aug 17, 2021.
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NEW DELHI - The swift takeover of Afghanistan by the Taleban has disadvantaged India, reversing two decades of investment and diplomacy.
New Delhi, which had put its weight behind former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and was fully invested in the Afghan government, will now have to go back to the drawing board on its engagement with Afghanistan, said analysts.
