Afghanistan - India Relationship

[Ali_Baba]

India, Afghanistan close ranks against Pakistan, marking South Asia power shift

Direct air cargo links reflect New Delhi’s efforts to reassert influence and could help Kabul reduce dependence on Islamabad, analysts say.

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India and Afghanistan will launch direct air cargo flights in a move that deepens their economic ties and signals a strategic shift in South Asia’s power dynamics, as both countries grow increasingly estranged from their mutual neighbour Pakistan.

Analysts say the initiative reflects Kabul’s push to diversify trade routes and reduce dependence on Islamabad following deadly border clashes, while also underscoring New Delhi’s effort to reassert influence in a country where it once played a key development role.

The decision to launch the cargo flights was announced by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday, following a week-long visit to Delhi by Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, Afghanistan’s minister of industry and commerce. The opening of the route will ensure faster transfer of fresh fruits and medicinal herbs from landlocked Afghanistan, which faces delays in ground transit, according to local media reports.

What does Afghanistan produce, that would justify transportation via air cargo flights? Does the business case stack up?

 

[Sam6536]

What does Afghanistan produce, that would justify transportation via air cargo flights? Does the business case stack up?

I'm not expert on this but from what I know they produce a lot of Raisins and stuff (textiles?). The route via Chabahar is available maybe for Speed + perishable goods they want to establish an air route.

And they'll import medicine and food from India I guess.

 

[Sam6536]

Afghanistan woos Indian industry with 5-year tax break, low duties | India News - The Times of India

India News: Afghanistan is wooing Indian investors with a five-year tax holiday for new industries and a 1% import duty on raw materials and machinery. Commerce M

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Hmm the nation is kind of volatile to establish business though. Also the social structure is fucked up.

 

[Musings]

Don't worry about us. We are ok and Afghan people will adjust and survive.

May be you should worry about permanent loss of your $1.6B worth of exports to Afghanistan.

Why is an indian so interested in Afghanistan? Beyond me. Bro be proud of your indian heritage. Just enjoy what you are and drop the pretence........

 

[ghazi52]

Afghan firm signs $100 million deal with Indian pharmaceutical company​

by The Frontier Post

KABUL (Amu tv): An Afghan business group has signed a $100 million memorandum of understanding with Indian pharmaceutical giant Zydus Lifesciences, marking a significant shift in the country’s trade posture amid the Taliban’s recent decision to curtail imports from neighboring Pakistan.

The agreement, announced Thursday by the Taliban-run Ministry of Industry and Commerce, was signed between Afghanistan’s Roufi International Group and Zydus Lifesciences in the presence of the Taliban’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, at the Afghan consulate in Dubai.

Under the deal, Zydus — one of India’s largest publicly listed pharmaceutical firms — will begin by exporting medical products to Afghanistan. The company is also expected to open a local office and begin domestic manufacturing in the country, according to the ministry’s statement.

The deal comes shortly after the Taliban imposed a ban on the import of pharmaceutical products from Pakistan, citing concerns over quality and dependency.

Earlier this month, the Taliban-run Ministry of Finance gave Afghan traders a three-month window to wind down their dealings with Pakistani suppliers and transition to alternative sources. The move is widely seen as a response to deteriorating political and security ties between Kabul and Islamabad.

The agreement with Zydus follows an official visit to India by Taliban commerce minister Nooruddin Azizi, who led a delegation to New Delhi last week at the invitation of the Indian government.

 

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[I*R*A]

TTA are still to learn how a bureaucratic country like india functions. Their own defense deals are delayed, lots of red tape involved. For afghans it may be similar and easy decision as to ban women's education but india will take years and years, sure some good PR projects but that would be all nothing concrete beyond that. Kishmish on air cargo planes is not an attractive deal for baniya.

 

[Baadil]

Afghanistan’s Minister for Public Health Noor Jalal Jalali on Tuesday reached the Indian capital of New Delhi on an official visit, the country’s health ministry said.

The visit marks the third by an Afghan official in the last three months, after Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Industry Minister Nooruddin Azizi visited New Delhi.

“The multi-day visit aims to strengthen bilateral health cooperation, promote the exchange of experience, and coordinate joint efforts,” said the Afghan health ministry.

According to the statement, Jalali is to hold separate meetings with Indian officials, particularly health authorities, and take part in several organised programmes.

“Discussions will also focus on capacity-building opportunities for Afghan health workers, the import of quality medicines into Afghanistan, medical equipment, and other related issues,” it said.

The visit comes after the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan barred the traders from importing pharmaceutical goods from Pakistan.

Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, confirmed the visit and extended a warm welcome to the Afghan delegation.


“The visit reflects India’s enduring support for Afghanistan’s healthcare system, and we look forward to productive discussions,” he said.

Pakistan has demanded that the rulers in Kabul take action to stop cross-border terrorism and stop providing sanctuary to the TTP, but the Afghan Taliban deny Islamabad’s allegations of terrorists being allowed to use Afghan soil to carry out attacks in Pakistan.

During a process of dialogue, which followed border clashes between the two countries in October, the two sides had met in an effort to work on mechanisms for lasting peace and stability between the two countries.

On October 25, the second round of talks between the two sides began in the Turkish capital. But Information Minister Attaullah Tarar then announced that the talks “failed to bring about any workable solution”.

However, mediators Turkiye and Qatar intervened and managed to salvage the dialogue process with an October 31 joint statement released by Turkiye stating that “further modalities of the implementation will be discussed and decided” during a principal-level meeting in Istanbul on November 6.

On November 7, however, after the third round of talks, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that talks addressing cross-border terrorism were “over” and “entered an indefinite phase” as negotiators failed to bridge deep differences between the two sides.

Following the failure of the talks, the Afghan Taliban suspended trade ties with Islamabad. Pakistan had already closed its border for trade soon after the October clashes.

 

[Baadil]

Expediting of Indian soft power in Afghanistan and reduction in Pakistan’s leverage

 

[Blain2]

Expediting of Indian soft power in Afghanistan and reduction in Pakistan’s leverage

All fine. Let Afghans do what they must and Pakistan will do what it must. This will keep on happening. Nothing remains copacetic for ever.

 

[Goenitz]

Why do we complain now? The Form 47 government and establishment have spewed venom and attacked Afghanistan. When we go to that level, it is hard to mend the relations. Too much firefighting is required now.

 

[Feroze]

Pakistan should annex that country known as Afghanistan.

Make Afghanistan a province of Pakistan. We can use the land and natural resources.

Enough is enough.

 

[Goenitz]

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Now tell me, whether we have lost or not. Pak industrialists want to invest in Afghanistan. It would pave the way for our manufacturing sector in oil rich C.Asia.

Pakistan can-maker to establish $110mn facility in Afghanistan

Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC) has announced plans to set up a new $110 million beverage can...

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But, No. We want the extra mile to please the Military leadership (by ISPR, Khawja Asif etc) to call them namak haram and so forth, so that we can save our form 47 govt or career for a few years. These slurs not only put off Kabul but also common Afghans.

 

[atmi_bum]

Which airline will offer these cargo services ? Not Indian, or if they do, it will be via/over Iran and therefore expensive relative to the product in the cargo itself.

It will definitely be non-Indian so that it can transit Pakistani airspace without problems.

 

[ghazi52]

Kabul, New Delhi discuss traditional medicine institute​

by The Frontier Post

KABUL (Pajhwok): Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali and India’s Minister of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) have discussed a range of issues, including the establishment of a traditional medicine institute and research centre in Kabul.

Jalali met Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav during his official visit to India, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said.

A statement from the ministry said the two sides discussed the establishment of a traditional medicine institute and research centre in Kabul, cooperation in training specialists in the sector and the signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement.

Jalali described the standardisation of traditional medicine as an urgent need, saying his ministry had begun efforts to standardise the sector and implement its principles, adding that India’s cooperation in this regard—given its extensive experience in traditional medicine—would be highly valuable.

For his part, India’s AYUSH minister pledged cooperation in establishing a traditional medicine research centre in Kabul, implementing educational curricula, setting up an institute, and collaborating in other areas related to traditional medicine.

He said comprehensive cooperation in this sector would take place in the near future.