External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India and US on the same page about Afghan soil for terrorism

Los Angeles, Oct 1, 2021
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On Thursday, dated Sep., 30, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was speaking at the annual leadership summit of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum regarding the possible use of Afghan soil for terrorism. India and the US are on the same page on many issues relating to the recent developments in Afghanistan
He  told audience that the key concerns for India at this juncture included whether Afghanistan would have an inclusive government and that Afghan soil was not used for terrorism against other states and the rest of the world.
Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister said:

• The Quad or Quadrilateral coalition comprising India, the US, Australia and Japan is not against any country and it should not be seen as some kind of "ganging up" and a negatively driven initiative.
• "I think, to some degree, we would all be justified in having levels of concern and to some degree, I think the jury's still out. When I say levels of concern, you know, there were commitments which were made by the Taliban, at Doha.
• "So whatever, whether deal which was struck in Doha, I mean, one has a broad sense. But beyond that, you know, are we going to see an inclusive government? Are we going to see respect for the rights of women, children, minorities?" he asked.
• Most important are we going to see an Afghanistan whose soil is not used for terrorism against other states and the rest of the world, I think, these are our concerns.
• The Doha deal was signed between the US and the Taliban in February last year in which the US promised to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan while the Taliban committed to several conditions including ending violence.
• what had happened in Afghanistan, is going to "have very, very significant consequences for all of us, and we are so close to the region.
• The key concerns were captured by a UN Security Council resolution in August and that how those questions are addressed today is still an open question, which is why "I said the jury is still out".

"If you ask me is this the time to draw sharp conclusions, I would sort of take my time and study this with a certain degree of deliberation, because as I said, a lot of this, whatever understandings, there have been, many of these are not known to the entire international community," Jaishankar said.

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