To Mr. Cynic Waheed,
It makes sense what you say with regards to our hands being full for now. But I I wdnt mind ANA being trained by China for that mattar. My argument is why India?
China has refused to make any military commitments or anything related to military at all in Asia except its own territory. This automatically leaves India as the second most stable and militarily capable country in the region and with its credentials as the largest democracy, the world community sees it as the only country capable of doing that without hassle.
From a neutral perspective, India makes a very good alternative to China in case the latter is not interested to stabilize the region militarily or offer any military contribution.
Besides, you are telling what
you won't mind because China is a strategic partner to your country.
However, Afghan government has to see what options it has for the country it governs.
As per reports, the Indians seem to be the largest economic contributors to Afghanistan outside ISAF countries and naturally with a huge aid especially from a newly industrialized country with its own poor people to feed, would have more of a charitable appeal to Afghan government than our European countries who are already better off than Asian countries.
When we know what is likely to happen to ANA and you have acknowledged in your post that Asia is a sensitive place then why make it more sensitive by allowing ANA to be trained by our precieved enemies?
Afghanistan is a sovereign country and not a territory of Pakistan. Its decisions are solely upto its own government's wish and perspectives. Your enemies
might not necessarily be Afghanistan's enemies. Also, they would tend to trust a country more who has actually been engaging in infrastructural development that trickles down to common people of Afghanistan (I don't know if you have read but lots of UN reports state the contribution and also many international newspapers including CNN, FOX news, Reuters and BBC have reported it) rather than military-to-military developments as you propose which would have no effect on the down-trodden there.
For instance, Russia had been a threat to United States throughout the Cold War. However, they were nothing to us as we have been always neutral and non-involved in military alignments and therefore Russia could even be our economic partner regardless to our position being that of a Western capitalist country.
Oh and You have missed Russia - Georgia in Europe and also Turkey-Israel recently .. (which some here in the UK consider as more Europeans than Asians!)
Russia-Georgia was a 3 day conflict that lasted before anyone could blink. It didn't involve in hundreds of thousands of troops engaging each other with bombers sending each other's countries to stone age. Which was expected due to Russia's sheer military might and Georgia's impracticality.
Turkey whether they consider it or not are Eurasians--a bridge between us and Asia. So the conflict is not considered continent specific and as Israel is also a middle Eastern country, the issue has been restricted to Middle East and as far as I know, the region is again in Asia.
BTW I do hope you also know it is precisely because of European policies in the 19th century which is why most of the Asia is ridden with this menace. Be it India-Pakistan or Israel-Palestine!
Blaming outsiders is easy while admitting one's own mistake is not. Outsiders'job is to extract benefit out of another person. It is upto the person not to be fooled. Naturally you won't be offering me your house if I plan to break your family as a murderous war between your father and you, isn't it?
Your situation with Indians is simply on the notion that you wanted another country in the name of religion (which is a popular concept on this forum). How was Europe to be blamed when all colonial powers were about to leave?
Countries founded on theocratic principles don't last long especially when that religion is spread over 3 continents, contains people of so many races and cultures and still desires to expand on political lines and concepts. It then breaks away as a religious and political order and becomes a moral concept rather than a political doctrine.
Regarding Israel and Palestine, the Palestinians made similar mistake when the British were about to leave. So how exactly is Europe at fault because of the mistakes your leaders made?
here there is only one's rule Indian constitution and if some body dis obeys then AFSPA
