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NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 4:
India will not be part of the dialogue process with Taliban which will see participation from US, Pakistan and China along with the Afghan government, the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday.
The Afghan government is pulling all stops in an effort to revive the peace dialogue with the Taliban in order to bring them to a meaningful engagement. As a result, US, Pakistan and China will be meeting this week in Kabul to restart the process.
“We are keen to pursue the peace process. India’s position on the talks is very clear that the negotiations have to be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and that is what we have said … India is not directly linked with the activities of Taliban. In terms of influencing Taliban’s attitude, I think Pakistan has the maximum influence,” said Abdullah.
He, however, denied there is any objection from any other country to not to be part of the peace dialogue. He also added that India is “fully in the picture” and will be updated on any developments that take place during this process of engaging with the Taliban.
“India is for a stable democratic inclusive Afghanistan. India’s position converges with what we want. India has a big stake in stabilisation of the country and is part of that process,” he said.
He reiterated that only those countries are involved in the process who have either been impacted by their activities or can influence their ideology thereby bringing them into the political machinery.
Abdullah, who was on a five-day visit to India, also admitted to the fact that although the reform has started, the process is slow.
“Once they agree to give up violence and fight for their cause politically then they can be part of the government structure. But so far there is no hint from them on that. There is no commitment from Taliban that they will adhere to the Constitution,” he said.
He added that the Afghan government is not making any differentiation between various categories of Taliban as in a "good Taliban" or a "bad Taliban" but he asserted that unlike previous times, Taliban as an organization is now "more divided than ever."
Abdullah lauded India’s role in the resettlement and development of war-torn Afghanistan. India has invested over $2 billion for the country’s development and it is also involved in several infrastructure projects, including the construction of berths in the Chahbahar Port that will connect Afghanistan.
On defence cooperation, last month India supplied three Mi-35 multirole helicopters to the Afghan army. One more of these will be delivered soon, Abdullah stated.
“We are happy with support from India including the military part. It was being based on our priority. There is no limitation and there is no sort of redline,” he said.
Abdullah, who arrived here on Monday for a five-day visit, held meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com...stan-ceo-abdullah-abdullah/article8194053.ece
India will not be part of the dialogue process with Taliban which will see participation from US, Pakistan and China along with the Afghan government, the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday.
The Afghan government is pulling all stops in an effort to revive the peace dialogue with the Taliban in order to bring them to a meaningful engagement. As a result, US, Pakistan and China will be meeting this week in Kabul to restart the process.
“We are keen to pursue the peace process. India’s position on the talks is very clear that the negotiations have to be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and that is what we have said … India is not directly linked with the activities of Taliban. In terms of influencing Taliban’s attitude, I think Pakistan has the maximum influence,” said Abdullah.
He, however, denied there is any objection from any other country to not to be part of the peace dialogue. He also added that India is “fully in the picture” and will be updated on any developments that take place during this process of engaging with the Taliban.
“India is for a stable democratic inclusive Afghanistan. India’s position converges with what we want. India has a big stake in stabilisation of the country and is part of that process,” he said.
He reiterated that only those countries are involved in the process who have either been impacted by their activities or can influence their ideology thereby bringing them into the political machinery.
Abdullah, who was on a five-day visit to India, also admitted to the fact that although the reform has started, the process is slow.
“Once they agree to give up violence and fight for their cause politically then they can be part of the government structure. But so far there is no hint from them on that. There is no commitment from Taliban that they will adhere to the Constitution,” he said.
He added that the Afghan government is not making any differentiation between various categories of Taliban as in a "good Taliban" or a "bad Taliban" but he asserted that unlike previous times, Taliban as an organization is now "more divided than ever."
Abdullah lauded India’s role in the resettlement and development of war-torn Afghanistan. India has invested over $2 billion for the country’s development and it is also involved in several infrastructure projects, including the construction of berths in the Chahbahar Port that will connect Afghanistan.
On defence cooperation, last month India supplied three Mi-35 multirole helicopters to the Afghan army. One more of these will be delivered soon, Abdullah stated.
“We are happy with support from India including the military part. It was being based on our priority. There is no limitation and there is no sort of redline,” he said.
Abdullah, who arrived here on Monday for a five-day visit, held meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com...stan-ceo-abdullah-abdullah/article8194053.ece
