India's Afghan Policy

I believe that India should try to achieve following things in its policy

• First and formost establishment of secular government, India should help in whatever way to stabilize this nation's secular government. Give money, help in infrastructure and help in intelligence. Most of it is probably being done and people should commend Govt of India for it.
• India should try to get rid of opium trade for two reasons, it funds rebels in that country and part of that opium finds its way into India.
• In present situation its wise to avoid direct military assistance, but we should keep that option open as it will have some impact on Pakistan as in that scenario we will have India's army on both side of Pakistan.
• Covertly try to ignite nationalistic feeling in Pashtuns, for their own land which will not be part of Pakistan but probably an autonomous region within Afghanistan and controversy regarding Durand line should be exploited as its unacceptable to Afghan people.
• As India has developed with road infrastructure project, develop good relations iwht Iran ans establish very well route to Afghanistan without crossing pakistan, through this India can also offer help to US so as to decrease need for Pakistan a bit for logistics.
  

US Iran and India

Because of short sightedness of US foreign policy towards Iran in 40-70, these two countries dont have any contact with each other. To begin with US helped undemocratic forces there which ultimately resulted in revolution as a reaction. That revolution brought religious extremist to power. If US had respected will of Iranian people and worked with it, that would have been beneficial for whole world. For now it can still start talking to it and at least have diplomatic relations to begin with. India can be a very good mediator as it has very good relations with both the countries. If it plays the facilitator's role it would be one of the steps towards getting into world politics as a major active player rather than a silent observer as it is now. Both US and Iran can tell world that they are or were significant players who have influenced the world permenantly. Nice relations between these two countries will be a very big boost for regional and world peace.