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India doesn’t seem to be in any mood to send troops to Afghanistan, but it is hesitant to say this outright. At the weekly media briefing today, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi spoke in a roundabout manner about India’s commitment to Afghanistan’s future, but managed not to say anything about troop deployment. Afghanistan’s army chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmedzai is expected to visit India on a three-day tour later this month, and the possibility of sending Indian soldiers to take on the Taliban is expected to pop up at the talks. India has steadfastly refused to send its soldiers into the...
