SCO summit: PM Modi tells Afghan Prez, will back legitimate government chosen through democratic path

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday late evening for a bilateral meet on the sidelines of SCO Summit. During the meet India assured the Afghans that it will full fill all the expectations of Afghanistan and Kabul in the path of "legitimate govt chosen through democratic path".

During the bilateral that lasted for more than 30 minutes, PM Modi said neighbours can work together and gave example of India-Bangladesh ties. The ministry of external affairs in a statement said,"the two sides exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and role played by India towards an inclusive Afghanistan" The Afghan president shared his views on the current situation in his country and how both New Delhi and Kabul should see drugs and terror together since the former fuels the latter.

He also shared his views on "sincerity of Pakistan" on action taken on terror group on its territory which has been a common cause of concern for both the countries.  New Delhi has been Afghanistan's biggest backer in the region. India through its community development scheme since 2005 has supported over 550 projects throughout Afghanistan. Of these, around 345 projects have been completed while the remaining are in various stages of completion. 

India is the largest donor to Afghanistan in the region and since 2001 after the fall of Taliban undertaken projects and programmes over $2 billion.