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TOKYO: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, S.M. Krishna on Sunday told the international community of the "existential threat" Afghanistan faces from terrorism emanating from across its borders.
It also underlined its long-term commitment to the reconstruction of the country in the light of the 2014 withdrawal of foreign troops.
"While we assist Afghanistan in attaining its long-cherished goal of self reliance, we must also acknowledge that despite our successes in Afghanistan, the basic ideological, infrastructural, logistical and financial infrastructure of terror is still intact in the region," India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here.
He was speaking at an international conference on Afghanistan.
"Afghanistan continues to be a country that faces an existential threat from terrorism emanating from beyond its borders, a threat that it is fighting every day, and that it is ill equipped to repel in the absence of substantial assistance from the international community," Krishna said.
Representatives from around 80 countries and international aid groups, including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, gathered here to discuss aid for Afghanistan beyond 2014, when US-led international troops are expected to leave Afghanistan.
Major donors pledged to give Afghanistan $16 billion in development aid over the next four years to prevent instability and chaos that may follow after foreign troops leave that country.
Underlining India's long-term commitment to Afghanistan much beyond the 2015-25 transformation decade, Krishna said: "India does not plan to limit its future development engagement in Afghanistan to a particular time frame or only to the presently planned projects.
"Our partnership is for the long term. The pace and nature of the utilization of the present and future Indian assistance will be determined by the preference, comfort level and absorptive capacity of the Afghan government," he said.
Over the years, India has pledged $2 billion for multifarious reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.
India reminds world of cross-border terror faced by Kabul - The Economic Times
It also underlined its long-term commitment to the reconstruction of the country in the light of the 2014 withdrawal of foreign troops.
"While we assist Afghanistan in attaining its long-cherished goal of self reliance, we must also acknowledge that despite our successes in Afghanistan, the basic ideological, infrastructural, logistical and financial infrastructure of terror is still intact in the region," India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here.
He was speaking at an international conference on Afghanistan.
"Afghanistan continues to be a country that faces an existential threat from terrorism emanating from beyond its borders, a threat that it is fighting every day, and that it is ill equipped to repel in the absence of substantial assistance from the international community," Krishna said.
Representatives from around 80 countries and international aid groups, including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, gathered here to discuss aid for Afghanistan beyond 2014, when US-led international troops are expected to leave Afghanistan.
Major donors pledged to give Afghanistan $16 billion in development aid over the next four years to prevent instability and chaos that may follow after foreign troops leave that country.
Underlining India's long-term commitment to Afghanistan much beyond the 2015-25 transformation decade, Krishna said: "India does not plan to limit its future development engagement in Afghanistan to a particular time frame or only to the presently planned projects.
"Our partnership is for the long term. The pace and nature of the utilization of the present and future Indian assistance will be determined by the preference, comfort level and absorptive capacity of the Afghan government," he said.
Over the years, India has pledged $2 billion for multifarious reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.
India reminds world of cross-border terror faced by Kabul - The Economic Times
otherwise we can expose and isolate terror exporter in the world.
