PM Modi will use his visit to the United States to reaffirm regional focus and cooperation in dealing with the Afghan crisis and regional security.
The first-ever Quad Leaders Summit to be hosted by President Joe Biden on September 24 in the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will participate in the annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 25 2011.
PM Modi is likely to talk about the situation among other global concerns like COVID-19, climate change, IndoPacific and terrorism with President Biden, given the concern about regional security and stability caused by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. PM Modi will come to the USA for the first time since the assumption of office of President Joe Biden.
The critical issue at the plan is the changing geopolitics of Afghanistan’s Taliban takeover. In Afghanistan, the United States and India had invested considerably. With its NATO allies’ support, the United States helped Afghanistan reconstruct, while many important development projects were conducted, such as roads, connectivity, agriculture, and education.
Twenty years after being expelled from power after a US military invasion, the Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan on August 15. The Taliban proclaimed the resurrection of their Islamic Emirate four days before the twentieth anniversary of the assaults of September 11 and appointed a new administration.
Thus, Afghanistan’s progress back to its first place after 20 years of the Taliban’s acquisition. PM Modi’s visit to the USA will have far-reaching implications in this region since Russia and China abstained when on August 30, 2021, UNSC adopted Resolution 2593, under India’s Presidency, requesting that the land of Afghanistan not be used to threaten, attack or fund any country in the future.
Meanwhile, only if the international community recognises the new caretaker government have the Taliban set requirements, including respect for human rights.
Taliban responded to Andreas Von Brandt, EU delegation leader and ambassador to Afghanistan, who has voiced concerns about infringement of human rights, particularly the right of women and children to school and work in the country split apart.
In various forums, India has called on world leaders to take a unified approach to the Taliban. For this, Minister S Jaishankar is attending many bilateral and multilateral meetings in conjunction with the UNGA gathering before the planned visit of PM Modi to the United States.
Earlier in the meeting on Afghanistan, the Prime Minister referred to issues relating to the developments in Afghanistan, stating that the shift of power in Afghanistan was not included and took place without negotiation in his speech to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), SCO.
PM Modi stated it is necessary to focus regional attention and cooperate on the situation in Afghanistan, saying that the current developments in Afghanistan will affect neighbouring nations like India.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the will of the Taliban to recognise is “just leveraging” the UN Security Council’s only commitment to press for inclusive governments and respect for women’s rights, notably in Afghanistan.
Despite the repeated claims by the Taliban to the international community and the Afghan nationals that an inclusive administration will take office representing all elements of Afghan society, neighbouring nations face a mass exodus.
“The management of Biden-Harris has made it a priority to raise the quad, as demonstrated via the first-ever Quad-leaders’ commitment to virtualism in March and the summit in person,” said Jen Psaki, Speaker of the white house.
The Quad leadership shows “the focus the US government is to engage in the Indo-Pacific and tackle the challenges of the 21st century through new multilateral structures,” she said.
Consequently, the Prime Minister will use this diplomatic mission to strengthen regional cooperation and regional collaboration to address the Afghan situation and regional security.
