text_original: i Before this, an important political decision had been arrived at. To retain Afghanistan was out of the question. How could it best be made to contribute to the tranquillity of the Northern frontier of India
text_transcription: BEFORE THIS AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL DECISION HAD BEEN ARRIVED AT TO RETAIN AFGHANISTAN WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION HOW COULD IT BEST BE MADE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE NORTHERN FRONTIER OF INDIA
phonemes: ˈaɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˈɪs, ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl dᵻsˈɪʒən hɐdbɪn ɚɹˈaɪvd æt. tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn wʌz ˌaʊɾəv ðə kwˈɛstʃən. hˌaʊ kʊd ɪt bˈɛst biː mˌeɪd tə kəntɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðə tɹæŋkwˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹ ʌv ˈɪndiə