ForumIAS LATEST
- 5 August | Toppers Wrote 1000 Answers Between Prelims & Mains! | Click Here to Watch →
- 5 August | Are you the Average of the 5 People Around You by Mr. Ayush Sinha | Click Here to Watch →
- 5 August | First UPSC Mains Don't Chase AIR 1 by Mr Ayush Sinha | Click Here to Watch →
All help, but no troops to Afghanistan:
Context:
- India on 26th September has ruled out the decision of deploying troops in Afghanistan to expand development and medical assistance for the strife-torn nation.
What are India’s contributions to Afghanistan?
- Indian contribution to Afghanistan has been for a very long time and been consistently on developmental issues.
- Medical assistance is also provided by India.
- India has already extended $3 billion aid to Afghanistan, provides security assistance in the form of training and has also supplied some utility and attack helicopters.
- Kabul has repeatedly sought lethal weapons and ammunition from India.
