New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that every Indian feels the pain of every Afghani. He also called on the international community to forge a unified response to bring about desired changes to the situation in Afghanistan. In a virtual address at the G-20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, he further stated that Afghan territory should not become a source of radicalisation and terrorism.
Modi also stressed for âurgent and unhinderedâ humanitarian assistance to Afghan citizens and underlined the need for having an inclusive administration that includes women and minorities, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
âParticipated in the G20 Summit on Afghanistan. Stressed on preventing Afghan territory from becoming the source of radicalisation and terrorism. Also called for urgent and unhindered humanitarian assistance to Afghan citizens and an inclusive administration,â Modi tweeted. âA unified international response based on UNSC Resolution 2593 is necessary to improve the situation in Afghanistan.â
Participated in the G20 Summit on Afghanistan. Stressed on preventing Afghan territory from becoming the source of radicalisation and terrorism.
Also called for urgent and unhindered humanitarian assistance to Afghan citizens and an inclusive administration.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 12, 2021
The UNSC resolution, which was adopted on August 30 under India’s presidency of the global body, spoke about the importance of need for upholding human rights in Afghanistan. They demanded that Afghan territory should not be used for terrorism and that a negotiated political settlement should be found out to the crisis.
The Ministry of External Affairs said PM Modi noted that every Indian feels the pain of Afghan people facing, hunger and malnutrition, and emphasised the need for the international community to ensure that Afghanistan has immediate and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance.
“The prime minister also underlined the need to ensure that Afghan territory does not become a source of radicalisation and terrorism, regionally or globally,” it said in a statement.
âThe Prime minister called on the international community to forge a unified international response without which it would be difficult to bring about the desired change in Afghanistanâs situation,â the MEA said in a statement. âModi also pitched for an inclusive administration in Afghanistan which includes women and minorities in order to preserve the socio-economic gains of the last 20 years and to restrict the spread of radical ideology,â it said.
The Prime Minister conveyed support for the important role of the UN in Afghanistan and called for a renewed backing of the G-20 for the message contained in the UNSC resolution on Afghanistan.
The MEA statement said Modi âemphasised the need to enhance our joint fight against the nexus of radicalisation, terrorism and the smuggling of drugs and arms in the regionâ.
Modi highlighted the centuries-old people-to-people ties between India and Afghanistan. He also mentioned that India has contributed to promoting socio-economic development and capacity building of youth and women in Afghanistan over the last two decades.
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