India has offered to host a meeting of the national security advisers (NSA) of significant stakeholder countries to talk about the humanitarian crisis and discuss the developing situation in Afghanistan.
As per a report printed in India Today, invites for the meeting have been sent out to relevant key stakeholders , including Russia, China, and Pakistan.
New Delhi has suggested two dates – November 10 and 11 – for the NSA meeting.
In the meantime, India will take part in the Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on October 20, its Ministry of External Affairs stated on Thursday.
Ministry of External Affairs representative Arindam Bagchi said that India’s policy concerning Afghanistan is directed by its companionship with the Afghan people.
In the beginning of this month, Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla had said that India is ready to offer humanitarian help to Afghanistan and it has spoken for with the representatives of the Taliban in Doha.
The foreign secretary had stated, “We are willing to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and we have been a constructive partner in the development of the country, before the Taliban took over, investing over $3 billion.”
