Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dr Ashraf Ghani had a telephonic conversation on August 3rd 2020. Both leaders exchanged greetings on the joyous festival of Eid – ul – Adha. President Ghani thanked Prime Minister Modi for timely supply of food and medical assistance to meet Afghan requirement. […]
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India strongly condemns ‘barbaric’ terrorist attacks in Afghanistan
India strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attacks against innocent civilians, including women and children, at the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital maternity ward, funeral in Nangarhar province and the Army check post in Laghman province on 11-12 May. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that ‘such reprehensible attacks, including on mothers, newly born children, nurses […]
Coronavirus: India gifts HydroxyChloroquine and wheat to Afghanistan (Pics)
India is trying her best to reach out to its neighbours in the Coronavirus turmoil. 251 containers carrying the first consignment of 5,022 MT of wheat out of the total gift of 75,000 MT from India to Afghanistan set sail from Kandla Port to Chabahar Port yesterday. The remaining consignments are set to follow in […]
Kabul Bombing: US President Trump cancels US-Taliban talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he has canceled a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan’s President. In a statement announcing the cancelation, the US President Donald Trump said that the move to hold talks at Camp David on Sunday was shelved after an admission by the Taliban leaders that they launched […]
Indian national abducted in Baghlan, Afghanistan returns home
One of the seven Indian nationals, who was kidnapped in Baghlan province of Afghanistan in May 2018, has safely returned to India. The information was provided by the Ministry of External Affairs late on February 18, 2019. India also thanked Afghanistan for help in securing the release of the Indian national. In a press note […]
How many Sikh and Hindu Refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan have come to India?
On 13th February, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha made some important point with regards to the Hindu and Sikh refugees who have come to India from Afghanistan and Pakistan. He told the House that in the absence of any authentic […]
Check out the number of Long Term Visa given to the persecuted minorities of Pak and Bangladesh
As per available information, figure of Long Term Visa granted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals are available since 2011 and during the years 2011 to 2018, a total of 36610 and 236 Long Term Visa have been granted to Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals respectively. Policy regarding grant of Long Term […]
India again loses patience with Pakistan, tells it to not dictate Afghanistan
It seems that the current government if Pakistan is egging on its neighbors without rhyme or reason. On Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal was telling media that India has no role to play in Afghanistan, while Islamabad played a key role in arranging direct talks between the Taliban and the US. He had […]
Indian national killed in Kabul, India condemns attack
India today strongly condemned what it called a ‘horrific terror attack’ that took place in Kabul yesterday in which an Indian national and many others lost their lives. Ministry of External Affairs led by BJP leader Sushma Swaraj issued a statement on the attack and said that India expresses sincere condolences to the families of […]