VOA标准英语2013--India, Pakistan Can Play Role in Afghanistan's Development

 

India, Pakistan Can Play Role in Afghanistan's Development

In his recent visit to New Delhi, Secretary of State John Kerry said India could play a key role in Afghanistan’s future.  India has already provided more than $2 billion for Afghanistan’s development.  This sounds positive from Afghanistan’s perspective but India’s involvement in Afghanistan makes its next-door neighbor Pakistan somewhat uncomfortable. 

"If you are Pakistan and you see a state that you have been at war with for the last 65 years, although a limited war at times and cold war at other times, actual hot wars, coming to the country next door to you, you are going to see that as a threat," said Aqab Malik,  Johns Hopkins Advanced School of International Studies.

Instability in Afghanistan can be a threat to security in neighboring Pakistan. But in recent years, Indian interests in Afghanistan have been targets of terror attacks. Therefore, analysts¹ like Venda Felbaba-Brown think India may be interested in the broader security of Afghanistan.

"The Indian Embassy was the target of attacks. Many Indian diplomats² died.  It’s only appropriate that India is interested in its broader security environment in a place that has been a source of threat," she staed.

There’s little disagreement in Washington that Afghanistan needs support from both India and Pakistan for its stability.  Cooperation between the two countries on Afghanistan would be even better.

"Mutual³ economic projects would be good," said Malik. "I think it would be a workable solution."

Analysts stress that another major step toward achieving peace in the region is ensuring that India and Pakistan do not to support any groups inside Afghanistan.   

"At the end of the day, both countries have an interest in a stable Afghanistan that is not a platform for the terrorist attacks," said  Felbab-Brown.

Regional experts agree that neighboring countries will play an important role in the Afghanistan's future but they say in the long term it is the Afghans themselves who are responsible for their own country.

1 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。