London: India`s scepticism about the
wisdom to distinguish between bad and reconcilable Taliban in
Afghanistan is complicating the picture in the war-torn
country, a leading London-based think tank said on Wednesday.
Integration of Taliban who accept the current
political dispensation in Afghanistan is a necessary goal,
John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive of the
International institute for Strategic Studies said.
"India`s scepticism about the wisdom of seeking to
distinguish `bad` from potentially `reconcilable` Taliban
additionally complicates the picture.
"It reinforces the view also endorsed at the London
conference on Afghanistan that embedding internal
reconciliation in renewed regional cooperation is necessary,"
he said, releasing the `Military Balance 2010`.
He said for the moment, "most minds are concentrated
on whether the efforts of the London conference on Afghanistan
can lead to a negotiated peace in the country.
While the military surge is taking place, it is now
more overtly recognised that reconciliation with reconcilable
Taliban is an important element of the overarching strategy
and that integration of Taliban who accept the current
political dispensation is a necessary goal.
PTI
