INDIA'S AFGHAN MUDDLEAs Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan, an expert analysis of what it means for India. Afghanistans biggest watershed since 2001, the year the war on terror began, is upon it. Western forces are in the middle of a pullout that is likely to result in a much smaller military footprint after this year. On the face of it, the stage is set for India a regional power with global aspirations to rise to the occasion, bank on its goodwill, and help