Afghanistan amid Rival Geopolitics - India–Pakistan Shadow Games under Great Power Competition

The book examines the current geostrategic tussle in Afghanistan among different non-regional and regional players over control and manipulation of the region. Drawing on the conceptual framework of the unintended consequences approach, it re-conceptualizes the concept of the Great Game through the of proxy war between Pakistan and India in Afghanistan, following US’s shift towards India in its ‘war on terror’. It examines Pakistan’s foreign relations under the shadow of Indo-Afghanistan geopolitics, Afghanistan’s history retrospectively and prospectively, and the role of the United States in this Grand Great Game of changing geopolitical and security dynamics post-9/11.

A key intervention in South Asian geopolitics, this book will be indispensable for scholars of international relations, global politics, terrorism and counter-terrorism studies, strategic studies and military history.