India, Afghanistan ink pact for visa-free travel

[Sher Malang]

India and Afghanistan have inked a pact for visa-free travel by their diplomats following Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s recent meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which they discussed key bilateral issues.

“Sustained engagement with Afghanistan. Chief Executive Abdullah meets the Prime Minister… Promoting stronger diplomatic ties… India and Afghanistan sign agreement on visa free travel for diplomats,” India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted on Monday.

Afghanistan to acquire military helicopters from India

According to Indian media reports, Abdullah thanked Modi for India’s consistent assistance support in various spheres including defence and for meeting his country’s developmental needs. India had given three multi-role Mi-35 helicopters to Afghanistan in December for combating terrorism in the war-torn country.

The Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of Ministers is currently in India and is expected to attend a conference on counter-terrorism in Jaipur. His visit to India comes in wake of his Indian counterpart’s visit to Kabul, where he had inaugurated the newly-built Afghan parliament building in December last year.

PM Modi inaugurates parliament building in Kabul

Opening the parliament building in Kabul, Modi had pledged India’s support for the Afghan government and urged regional powers including Pakistan to work together to foster peace. “India is here to contribute, not to compete; to lay the foundation of future, not light the flame of conflict,” Modi had told lawmakers in Kabul, adding that Afghanistan could never “serve the designs of others”.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Please take the refugees as well...

 

[T-72M1]

phew ! only for diplomats, this is reasonable and a good step, I was worried that everyone gets a free pass into India.

I'm all for good relations and helping the Afghan nation and it's people but visa free for all would have been.. problematic.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Good for business. Congrats.

 

[salmanACCA]

India and Afghanistan have inked a pact for visa-free travel by their diplomats following Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s recent meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which they discussed key bilateral issues.

“Sustained engagement with Afghanistan. Chief Executive Abdullah meets the Prime Minister… Promoting stronger diplomatic ties… India and Afghanistan sign agreement on visa free travel for diplomats,” India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted on Monday.

Afghanistan to acquire military helicopters from India

According to Indian media reports, Abdullah thanked Modi for India’s consistent assistance support in various spheres including defence and for meeting his country’s developmental needs. India had given three multi-role Mi-35 helicopters to Afghanistan in December for combating terrorism in the war-torn country.

The Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of Ministers is currently in India and is expected to attend a conference on counter-terrorism in Jaipur. His visit to India comes in wake of his Indian counterpart’s visit to Kabul, where he had inaugurated the newly-built Afghan parliament building in December last year.

PM Modi inaugurates parliament building in Kabul

Opening the parliament building in Kabul, Modi had pledged India’s support for the Afghan government and urged regional powers including Pakistan to work together to foster peace. “India is here to contribute, not to compete; to lay the foundation of future, not light the flame of conflict,” Modi had told lawmakers in Kabul, adding that Afghanistan could never “serve the designs of others”.

When is you true friend giving you shelter to millions of afghans.Previous afghan kings and incestors must be so proud of this friendship as they also loved india and hindus very much, that's wht they named HINDUkUSh after them

 

[Srinivas]

Invaders from Central Asia first enslaved people living east of Indus .i.e most of pakistanis.

Hind region is east of Indus.

 

[Khafee]

Pakistanis, this is a green signal from Afghanistan to send back all the refugees in Pakistan. Kindly do so ASAP.

Thank You!

 

[Sinnerman108]

phew ! only for diplomats, this is reasonable and a good step, I was worried that everyone gets a free pass into India.

I'm all for good relations and helping the Afghan nation and it's people but visa free for all would have been.. problematic.

Would you please elaborate, why it may be problematic ?

Afghans love Hindia, and Hindia loves Afghans, so where is the problem ?

 

[Tshering22]

Pakistanis, this is a green signal from Afghanistan to send back all the refugees in Pakistan. Kindly do so ASAP.

Thank You!

You know, you Pakistanis keep complaining about sending them back and yet they don't go; similar to how Banglas hate us but won't go back.

Guess even here we have something common.

You know why?

Because it becomes crucial for local politicians as votebanks.

 

[Khafee]

You know, you Pakistanis keep complaining about sending them back and yet they don't go; similar to how Banglas hate us but won't go back.

Guess even here we have something common.

You know why?

Because it becomes crucial for local politicians as votebanks.

Good one!!

 

[T-72M1]

Would you please elaborate, why it may be problematic ?

Afghans love Hindia, and Hindia loves Afghans, so where is the problem ?

because Afghanistan is full of Pakistani sponsored Taliban who your leaders so badly want back in power there ?

masood azhar and ic-814 etc, remember ?

 

[Guynextdoor2]

When is you true friend giving you shelter to millions of afghans.Previous afghan kings and incestors must be so proud of this friendship as they also loved india and hindus very much, that's wht they named HINDUkUSh after them

You gave shelter after creating the crisis that created the refugees......prrrrrrrrrreeeetttyyyyyy rich.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Pakistanis, this is a green signal from Afghanistan to send back all the refugees in Pakistan. Kindly do so ASAP.

Thank You!

Ask them how many they can accommodate we have 30 + million in Pakistan at least send 5 million to your big real brother.

 

[Ocelot]

Taliban should board the next plane to Delhi asap.

 

[Maira La]

Invaders from Central Asia first enslaved people living east of Indus .i.e most of pakistanis.

So you hate the Vedic people too?

Hind region is east of Indus.

Whatever you call it, this region never belonged to Dravidians. If Muslims didn't invade, the proud ethnic groups of this region would have never united with the rest of the Peninsula.