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OCCASIONAL PAPER India’s and Pakistan’s Strategies in Afghanistan Implications for the United States and the Region Larry Hanauer • Peter Chalk CENTER FOR ASIA PACIFIC POLICY International Programs at RAND The research described in this report was conducted within the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy under the auspices of the International Programs of the RAND Corporation. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hanauer, Larry. India's and Pakistan's strategies in Afghanistan : implications for the United States and the region / Larry Hanauer, Peter Chalk. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8330-7662-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Afghanistan—Foreign relations—India. 2. India—Foreign relations—Afghanistan. 3. Afghanistan—Foreign relations—Pakistan. 4. Pakistan—Foreign relations—Afghanistan. 5. United States—Foreign relations— Afghanistan. 6. United States—Foreign relations—South Asia. I. Chalk, Peter. II. Title. DS357.6.I4H36 2012 327.540581 — dc23 2012031136 The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. R® is a registered trademark. © Copyright 2012 RAND Corporation Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND documents to a non-RAND website is prohibited. RAND documents are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND permissions page (http://www.rand.org/publications/ permissions.html). Published 2012 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050 4570 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2665 RAND URL: http://www.rand.org To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451-7002; Fax: (310) 451-6915; Email: [email protected] Preface India and Pakistan are both keen to influence developments in Afghanistan, both to advance their own geopolitical, defense, and economic interests and to prevent the other from gaining any advantage. Their competition, however, complicates efforts to place Afghanistan on a sus- tainable path toward political stability, economic growth, and regional integration. This report compares Indian and Pakistani interests in Afghanistan and the ways in which each state has sought to further its objectives. It also examines how Kabul navigates the Indian-Pakistani rivalry to protect and advance its own interests. Finally, the paper discusses the implications of the India–Pakistan rivalry for U.S. policy in the region and for U.S. efforts to sustain stability in Afghanistan after the drawdown of combat troops in 2014. This paper should be of interest to analysts and policymakers concerned with U.S. policy in South Asia and nation-building efforts in Afghanistan, as well as those interested, more broadly, in Indian and Pakistani foreign policy. This research was conducted within the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy, part of International Programs at the RAND Corporation. The center aims to improve public policy by providing decisionmakers and the public with rigor- ous, objective research on critical policy issues affecting Asia and U.S.-Asia relations. For more information on the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy, see http://www.rand.org/international_programs/capp/ or contact the director (contact informa- tion is provided on the web page). iii Contents Preface ........................................................................................................... iii Figures ...........................................................................................................vii Summary ........................................................................................................ ix Acknowledgments ............................................................................................xiii Abbreviations ...................................................................................................xv CHAPTER ONE Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 U.S. Policy in South Asia........................................................................................ 3 Weighing Pakistan’s Likely Responses ......................................................................... 7 Report Structure ................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER TWO India ..............................................................................................................11 India’s Objectives in Afghanistan .............................................................................11 Prevent Anti-India Terrorism ................................................................................11 Undermine Pakistani and Taliban Influence in Afghanistan ...........................................11 Increase Access to Central Asia .............................................................................12 Project Power and Demonstrate Global Interests .........................................................13 India’s Strategies in Afghanistan ..............................................................................14 Seek Political Influence in Afghanistan ....................................................................14 Provide Development Aid and Seek Economic Influence ................................................15 Regionalize Solutions to Afghan Security and Stability Problems ......................................19 Project Power ................................................................................................. 20 Provide Military Assistance ................................................................................. 22 Effectiveness of India’s Strategies ............................................................................. 22 CHAPTER THREE Pakistan .........................................................................................................25 Pakistan’s Objectives in Afghanistan .........................................................................25 Block Indian Influence .......................................................................................25 Prevent Encirclement and Maintain Strategic Depth ....................................................25 Establish Safe Havens for Pakistani-Trained Extremists ................................................ 26 Undermine Afghan Claims on Pashtunistan ............................................................. 27 Build Economic Links to the Central Asian Republics ................................................. 27 Curb Other States’ Influence in Afghanistan ............................................................ 28 v vi India’s and Pakistan’s Strategies in Afghanistan: Implications for the United States and the Region Pakistan’s Strategies in Afghanistan ......................................................................... 28 Train Extremists to Counter India in Afghanistan ...................................................... 28 Make Pakistan Essential to Afghan Reconciliation Talks ...............................................29 Offer Pakistani Development Aid and Trade to Afghanistan .......................................... 30 Oppose Afghanistan’s Regional Integration ...............................................................31

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