Afghan meet: India expected to disfavour exit of intl forces

New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) Having major stakes in peace and
development of Afghanistan, India is expected to press the
world not to think about exit from there at a multilateral
conference on the war-ravaged nation to be held in London on
Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who will
represent India at the conference, is expected to underline
the criticality of developmental work and capacity building of
Afghans along with the military operations against Taliban as
steps to bring peace and stability.
India feels Afghan forces are not yet ready to secure
their nation in the face of renewed surge in Taliban
activities and hence exit by international forces in the near
future would be fraught with dangers.
India believes there is no option but to fight and
vanquish the Taliban which continue to pose the risk and have
the potential to destabilise the entire region.
At the same time, New Delhi is not completely opposed to
holding talks with some elements of Taliban who want to join
the mainstream.
It, however, wants such talks should be led by Afghans
themselves and that these should be held under the Afghan
Constitution which requires respect for human rights
and pluralism. (MORE) PTI AKK
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