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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
A suicide bombing in Jalalabad, eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, last year woke the world up about the dangers that Afghan Hindus and Sikhs face each day. The suicide bombing, aimed at killing the Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, happened near Governor House at Mukhabirat Chowk after President Ashraf Ghani’s visit. India has always kept an […]
The India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ) an SPV of Indian Ports Global Ltd. in Iran has taken over interim operation of the Chabahar Port w.e.f. 24.12.2018. The details of the funds allocated, released and utilized for the purpose during the last two years are as follows:- Financial Year Funds Allocated Funds Released Funds […]
The first meeting of the Follow-up Committee for implementation of the trilateral Chabahar Port Agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director General was held on December 24, 2018 in the port city of Chabahar in Iran. On the occasion, India Ports Global Limited company opened its office and took […]
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Monday met the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and raised several demands. The small minority, now in some thousands, raised the issues of land grabbing done by influential people in the country. Another issue was the ease of getting Afghanistan’s Visa for Hindus and Sikhs who hold dual citizenship. Ashraf […]
Border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 80 others on Friday (5th May 2017) in a disputed area. The firing was started by Afghanistan says Pakistan after a Pak population census team visited two villages claimed by Afghanistan as its territory. The clashes happened at the Spin […]
The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani was in India on 14 and 15 September 2016. He held discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the many issues of cooperation. But what is truly heartwarming is the way India and Afghanistan have started engaging with each other not on the […]
In a moving gesture, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani reached out to the now Afghanistan’s minuscule minority communities, i.e. the Hindus and the Sikhs. He spent some time meeting Hindu and Sikh children and the minority delegates and learnt about their issues. Many Afghan Hindus and Sikhs had to move out of the country after […]
