National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday said that no country should be allowed to use Afghan territory to export terrorism and asserted that India will never abandon the people of Afghanistan in their time of need.
Addressing a multilateral security dialogue on Afghanistan in Moscow, Doval said an inclusive and representative regime in Kabul is in the larger interest of the Afghan society.
He also affirmed that people’s well-being and human needs Afghanistan is India’s top priority Official sources said this will continue to guide New Delhi’s approach towards that country.
The National Security Advisor (NSA) is on a two-day visit to Moscow from Wednesday.
apart from Russia and IndiaOfficial sources said the fifth meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils/NSAs on Afghanistan was attended by representatives of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
In his remarks at the meeting, Doval said India “is and will remain” an important stakeholder in Afghanistan.
“We have always stood with the people of Afghanistan and will always support the collective efforts of the Afghan people to help build a prosperous and vibrant nation,” the sources quoted Doval as saying.
He said that various issues related to Afghanistan including the country’s security situation and humanitarian challenges were discussed in the meeting.
The third round of this conference was held in Delhi in November 2021 under the chairmanship of Doval.
The NSA said that terrorism has become a major threat to the region and stressed that there should be deeper intelligence and security cooperation among the member states to deal with terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Daesh. Is required. Source.
Doval also talked about the importance of UN Security Council Resolution 2593 which called for terror dressThese include being denied sanctuary in an area designated by the top UN body, he said.
The NSA said that Afghanistan is passing through a difficult phase and “India will never abandon the Afghan people in their time of need”.
He said that an inclusive and representative system is in the larger interest of the Afghan society.
India has not yet recognized the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and has been pushing for the formation of a truly inclusive government in Kabul.
Following the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, India has delivered 40,000 metric tonnes of wheat, 60 tonnes of medicines, 5,00,000 Covid vaccines, winter clothing and 28 tonnes of disaster relief to the country.
India has provided fresh scholarships to 2,260 Afghan students, including 300 Afghan girls, during the last two years.
India has been advocating uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to address the humanitarian crisis it is facing.
In June last year, India re-established its diplomatic presence in Kabul by deploying a “technical team” at its embassy in the Afghan capital.
India had withdrawn its officials from the embassy after the Taliban seized power in August 2021 following concerns over their safety.
Doval’s visit to Moscow comes weeks before the G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit India on March 1 and 2 to attend the meeting.
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