GEOPOLITICAL AND GEO-ECONOMIC STUDY OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS IN POST 9/11 AFGHANISTAN

Authors

  • Aamir Khan
  • Minhas Majeed Khan

Keywords:

Geo-politics, Geo-economics, Geo-economic Rivalry.

Abstract

This paper examines India and Pakistan geopolitical and geo-economic interests in post 9/11 Afghanistan. The state of Afghanistan possesses geo-political and geo-economic opportunities and challenges for both the state. The rivalry and competition between the two South Asian neighbours are shaping in the state of Afghanistan. The Geo-political and geo-economic interests of both states are in divergence with each other. The fault lines of competition between India and Pakistan are transformed to geo-economic influence in Afghanistan and beyond. The state of Afghanistan represents a land bridge and potential energy corridor for India and Pakistan. Therefore, this study highlights the divergent geo-economic interests along with geo-politics in Afghanistan. It is argued that geo-economic has emerged as a new pattern of rivalry between India and Pakistan in Afghanistan. Both states is using geo-economic along with geo-political parameters and interests in a spiral context and reinforcing themselves with the evolving scenarios.

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Published

2021-08-03

How to Cite

Aamir Khan, & Minhas Majeed Khan. (2021). GEOPOLITICAL AND GEO-ECONOMIC STUDY OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN’S INTERESTS IN POST 9/11 AFGHANISTAN. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology, 18(08), 3839-3850. Retrieved from https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/9618