because, really, there wasn't enough tension in SW Asia already

[winterbadger]

Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls on India for military aid.

Given that one of the greatest drivers of Pakistani involvement in Afghanistan is fear of that country becoming allied to Pakistan's fraternal twin/deadly for, India, this is a seriously destabilising move. Especially it's being done publicly.

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Machiavelli would smile.