Distance, Power Projections and Strategic Investment: A case study of India Afghanistan relationship in context of Pakistan and China

India and Afghanistan have always been friend since the ages. Buddhism connected the two countries all together along with the ancient silk route extending from china to central Asia. India and Afghanistan have always been good friend except the Taliban period in the beginning of 21st century. In recent years, India is still developing strength in the region, and has made extensive efforts to establish India as a strong country and to influence other countries in the region. Meanwhile India’s neighbour China is also trying to show its presence in this region. This paper is based on the study of India-China policy with relation to Afghanistan, power projection uses and how distance decay effect impacts the relation between two nations. The secondary data of trade, military and infrastructure investment has been used in this article to reach at the final conclusion.