Indian Aid To Afghanistan

The modalities for the transportation of Indian wheat and medicines to Afghanistan through Pakistan are yet to be thrashed out with Islamabad putting certain conditions for providing the transit facility, people familiar with the matter said.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of no use.

India's development assistance to war-ravaged Afghanistan has seen a reduction of nearly Rs 660 crore in 2016-17 compared to the year-ago period while its financial grant to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were also cut significantly.

The Indian government has secured the release of Fr Alexis Prem Kumar Antonysamy, the head of a Jesuit organisation who had been kidnapped by the Taliban while being involved in charity work in Afghanistan eight months ago. He is likely to reach India this evening.

Abducted in Afghanistan, Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar is safe. India is confident of getting him rescued unharmed soon, according to a top Indian diplomat in Kabul.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today seeking his intervention in securing the release of an Indian aid worker from Tamil Nadu who was abducted from Herat in Afghanistan on June 2.

Investment in the country's mining sector is considered one of Afghanistan's greatest hopes of attaining economic independence and the halt will add to concern that it will not be able to support itself economically as aid flows shrink.

India today announced a package of nearly 150,000 dollars for providing relief to victims and reconstructing a mosque damaged in a devastating suicide attack on its Consulate in Jalalabad on Saturday.

The modalities for the transportation of Indian wheat and medicines to Afghanistan through Pakistan are yet to be thrashed out with Islamabad putting certain conditions for providing the transit facility, people familiar with the matter said.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of no use.

India's development assistance to war-ravaged Afghanistan has seen a reduction of nearly Rs 660 crore in 2016-17 compared to the year-ago period while its financial grant to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were also cut significantly.

The Indian government has secured the release of Fr Alexis Prem Kumar Antonysamy, the head of a Jesuit organisation who had been kidnapped by the Taliban while being involved in charity work in Afghanistan eight months ago. He is likely to reach India this evening.

Abducted in Afghanistan, Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar is safe. India is confident of getting him rescued unharmed soon, according to a top Indian diplomat in Kabul.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today seeking his intervention in securing the release of an Indian aid worker from Tamil Nadu who was abducted from Herat in Afghanistan on June 2.

Investment in the country's mining sector is considered one of Afghanistan's greatest hopes of attaining economic independence and the halt will add to concern that it will not be able to support itself economically as aid flows shrink.

India today announced a package of nearly 150,000 dollars for providing relief to victims and reconstructing a mosque damaged in a devastating suicide attack on its Consulate in Jalalabad on Saturday.