Afghanistan mineral resources and implications on India's future.

Highlights: [ • ] With discovery of valuable mineral deposits in Afghanistan, India has joined the race for their acquisition. [ • ] India will have to revisit its currently dominant development paradigm. [ • ] India will have to redefine its role in the region as it transitions from a silent Samaritan to natural resource stakeholder. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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