Letter.

 Letter Published inThe National UAE on 26Aug 21 Time will tell what the changes un‐ der way in Kabul mean for India

 This is in reference to Taniya Dutta’s article India sees strategic threat in Afghanistan after Taliban victory (August 24): India has invested huge amounts of money in Afghanistan – more than $3 billion into development projects since the US-led coalition toppled the first Taliban government in 2001. Last week’s turn of events will affect India in a big way, both in terms of investments as well as the evacuation of Afghans. However, as the article analysed well, the tricky situation is that India’s rivals may take advantage of this opportunity and make deals with the Taliban. While I am hopeful that India will handle this scenario diplomatically, it remains to be seen whether development will stay on track and if peace in the region will prevail. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India