CCS meets on next steps, PM says need to assist ‘Afghan brothers, sisters’

Wednesday, 18 August 2021Newsdesk

As India prepares itself for the reality of a Taliban-governed Afghanistan again, it is assessing its strategic policy given that both Pakistan and China will move to exercise influence over the next regime in Kabul.

New Delhi, 18 August 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in which India’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Rudrendra Tandon, among those evacuated from Kabul Tuesday, was also present. The Prime Minister, sources said, told the meeting that within the next few days, India should provide all possible help to “Afghan brothers and sisters who are looking towards India for assistance”. “India must not only protect our citizens, but we must also provide refuge to those Sikh and Hindu minorities who want to come to India, and we must also provide all possible help to our Afghan brothers and sisters who are looking towards India for assistance,” Modi was quoted as having said.

Source -indianexpress.com