Washington: India is worried about the current situation in Afghanistan, a Pentagon Top official has told us the members here.
“Because I am sure you are aware, they (Indians) are worried about the situation in Afghanistan.
They are worried about the intersection between instability there and their contriarrorism problem,” Colin H Kahl, under the Secretary of the Defense Policy, was told by the members of the Senate Armed Service Committee during the trial In Afghanistan, South and Central Asian security.
“They (Indians) want to work with us about these problems, share intelligence, work together where we can,” he said, added that there were extraordinary convergence between us and the current national interests “he provided many opportunities For us to cooperate with India, not only in Afghanistan and counterterrorism, but on broader regional security questions, in the Indian Ocean and because it is related to the broader Pacific Indo, “Kahll said.
He responded to the question of Senator Gary Peters.
“India’s policy against Afghanistan has been contained mostly through competition lenses and proxy conflicts with Pakistan.
So, he stands for the reason that New Delhi should not be less worried about the possibility that the Taliban government can benefit the anti-Indian terrorist groups, especially those oriented Kashmir, “he said.
“Given our commitment to shared cooperation and interoperability with this critical partner, and the fact that India is the only main defense partner of the United States, I believe it is important for us to understand how their views of Afghanistan have and will develop” said Peters.
Earlier this month, Kahll has collected a meeting of the US-Indian defense policy group.
Responding to other questions from Senator Jack Reed, KAHL said Pakistan was a challenging actor, but did not want Afghanistan to be a safe place for terrorist attacks or external attacks.
“They continue to give us access to the Pakistani airspace and we are in a conversation about keeping the airspace open and happy to talk about it more in a closed session.
But for now, counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan is quite good,” he said.
“Our inability in various administrations to handle effectively with Pakistan is another example of the past that becomes a prologue.
Managing security relations with Pakistan will remain important because we strive to successfully implement regional counterterrorism strategies with partners and other allies,” said Reed, ” said Reed.
“That is why it is very important for us to reflect and study the overall 20-year mission in Afghanistan,” he added.