Russian blow to India on Taliban

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https://www.telegraphindia.com/1161229/jsp/frontpage/story_127453.jsp#.WGTwxPB97IU

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"Russia and China, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, reaffirmed their readiness for flexible approaches to the prospect of excluding certain individuals from the list of sanctioned persons as part of efforts to promote a peaceful dialogue between Kabul and the Taliban movement," said a joint statement on the meeting issued today by the Russian foreign ministry.

For India, officials and experts said, the Russian position is particularly worrying because it suggests Moscow's acceptance of Pakistan as central to any lasting peace solution in Afghanistan.

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New Delhi fears that the increasing dalliance between Russia, China and Pakistan could once again restore Islamabad's legitimacy as an anti-terror warrior at a time India has tried to isolate the country globally accusing it of duplicity on terrorism.

 

[shastarSingh]

http://www.dayafterindia.com/2016/12/31/russia-china-scuttles-india/

Russia-China Scuttles India

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http://www.dailyo.in/politics/isis-india-pak-ties-russia-pakistan-afghanistan-ties-cpec-china-taliban/story/1/14918.html

Russia's tilt towards Pakistan will be a body blow for India's security

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http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/109341/20170106/pakistan-russia-gwadar-port-china-cpec-gwadar-port-importance-cpec-india.htm

Pakistan Allows Russia to Use Gwadar Port