[MPlus88]

"The US withdrew from Afghanistan, but that is clearly Central Asia and not South Asia (unless it's defined differently in India?)."

India considers Afghanistan part of or ought to be part of India. It even has a map for it.

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/09/30/bjps-akhand-bharat-dre...

[wolverine876]

That is quite a map on its own merits. It doesn't make Afghanistan 'South Asia' in their conception.

Out of curiosity, do you know anything about the publication, Modern Diplomacy? It has a lot of interesting coverage that isn't generally available elsewhere, but I have no idea how much and in what ways to trust it.

[MPlus88]

The concept of ‘Akhand Bharat’ dates back to the 1930s and the map is displayed prominently in the newly built Indian parliament last year. So, it is not some fringe ideology,