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India intensifies engagement on Afghanistan at 67th UNGA | | Preparing for a scenario after the 2014 draw down of foreign forces from Afghanistan, India has intensified its engagement with regional and international stakeholders on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. India has been extremely
active on the sidelines of various meetings related to Afghanistan , participating
in five formal and informal interactions involving Afghanistan , where Indian
officials have been major participants during the course of the week. On September
24, states involved in the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation
for a secure and stable Afghanistan , reviewed the current status of the seven
action points that were agreed upon. India , which has been entrusted with the
responsibility regarding cooperation amongst Chambers of Commerce, was amongst
those who provided updates of action taken in areas they were responsible for.
A follow up meeting is expected to take place in October to review progress of
the commonly agreed action points. According to sources, the Council on Foreign
Relations, a leading American think tank, arranged a closed door interaction in
New York for its members on " Afghanistan in Transition". Afghan Deputy Foreign
Minister Jawed Ludin and Y.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary in charge of the Pakistan
, Afghanistan and Iran Division in the Ministry of External Affairs shared perceptions
of how they perceived the evolving situation with intellectuals, strategists,
journalists and analysts who are eagerly following the Af-Pak situation . The
first trilateral meeting of US-India and Afghanistan was also convened by Ludin.
Ambassador Marc Grossman, participated on behalf of the United States . On behalf
of India , Sinha and Jawed Ashraf , Joint Secretary( Americas ) participated.
Sources told ANI that there was a free flowing and frank discussion on all aspects
of the situation in Afghanistan . This was the first consultations amongst the
three Governments who share common interests in the region and have pledged to
work together on common challenges and opportunities, including combating terrorism
and violent extremism and increasing regional trade and investment. The trilateral
dialogue was agreed to during the India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue in Washington
in June. India and USA both have strategic partnerships with Afghanistan . In
another development, India 's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai had a detailed discussion
with Ambassador Marc Grossman, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan
and Pakistan in a bilateral format. Afghanistan convened a meeting of the P5 and
other important stakeholders who are members of the Security Council to brief
them about the Afghan situation. According to sources " this meeting, to which
India was invited, provided yet another opportunity for senior Indian officials,
including Foreign Secretary Mathai, to ascertain the views of the other key actors
about the situation in Afghanistan and to share perceptions of how they could
cooperate in facing the challenges ahead. In essence, away from the spotlight,
India has been determinedly pursuing its objectives in areas of vital strategic
interests.
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