Why did India invest 1.3 billion dollars in Afghanistan?

[shami2k]

Afghans are pretty well know for biting the hand that feeds them. How about if we shift them to India?

@saregamapa

http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/mati4.html

AFGHAN`S SHARE IN INDIAN ART AND CULTURE

**Which foreign country do Afghans hate the most? **

For anyone who has been following Afghanistan at all during the past decade and a half, that’s not a trick question. In an earlier post I mentioned in passing the ABC/BBC/ARD national public opinion poll in Afghanistan, released in February 2009. Question #38 asked: “Now I’m going to ask what you think about some people and groups. Is your opinion of [INSERT] very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable?”

The results (with some details omitted):

a. The Taliban: Favorable 7 | Unfavorable 91
b. Osama Bin Laden: Favorable 6 | Unfavorable 92
c. The United States: Favorable 47 | Unfavorable 52
d. Pakistan: Favorable 8 | Unfavorable 91
e. Great Britain: Favorable 39 | Unfavorable 54
f. Iran: Favorable 57 | Unfavorable 40
g. Germany: Favorable 61 | Unfavorable 31
h. India: Favorable 74 | Unfavorable 21

In 2007, according to previous poll results used for comparison, 80% expressed an “unfavorable” opinion of Pakistan, which was already the highest percentage by far for any foreign country. Since then, Afghan hostility toward Pakistan seems to have increased even further.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/44835-afghan-poll-shows-india-most-favoured-pakistan-unpopular-9.html

http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1099a1Afghanistan-WhereThingsStand.pdf