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NEW DELHI: As US signalled an end to the war in Afghanistan with a peace deal with Taliban, a cautious India underlined its support to the agreement, which has been backed by all in the war-ravaged country, but not without mentioning the necessity for some of the parties involved to shun international terrorism.
India also indicated that it will not constrain its footprint in Afghanistan with foreign secretary Harsh Shringla meeting with Afghan leaders in Kabul and reiterating India’s commitment to an enhanced political, economic and development partnership. The meetings — even as the peace deal was being signed in Doha — indicate a resolve to remain engaged in Afghanistan, counter to expectations in some quarters in Pakistan that Indian presence could be whittled down.
Soon after the agreement was signed in Doha, the government said its consistent p