Abstract: Apart from political all-weather alliance between India and Afghanistan, this study ascertains and finds out the Indians’ perception of Afghanistan, for which the required data has been randomly collected in North India using probability sampling technique. The obtained data shows that the perception of Indians in whole has changed as compared to erstwhile and slots at average when it comes to the overall image of Afghanistan i.e. in terms of development, freedom to girls, education system, and economy, whereas about the war and terrorism in Afghanistan still many Indians think that war is going on in Afghanistan and the term “terrorism” is still connoted with Afghanistan. research work has limitations in terms of presenting the data limited to a specific population which is taken as a sample size, and does not represent the perception of Indians throughout India. The study further concludes that the perceptions of Indians about Afghanistan slots at average and somewhat below average, therefore, it suggests some disciplinary recommendations that need to be considered by both Indians and Afghans in order to clear up the cynicism and provide platforms for portraying the positive images of India and Afghanistan in the minds of both the nations so as to enhance the bilateral relationship.
Keywords: India-Afghanistan relation, Perception, culture, politics, mutual interests.
Title: Indians’ Perception of Afghanistan with a Special Reference to Punjab State
Author: Hamayun Khan, Himanshi Aplani, Mohammad Arif, Deepshika Kumari, Anchal Sood
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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