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China, like Pakistan, has decided not to join India’s key regional security meeting on Afghanistan, which will take place on Wednesday in Delhi (November 10). China was invited to the ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan,’ according to sources, but it has already stated that it will be unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts, while Pakistan has also decided to miss the event.
India will welcome security czars from Russia, Iran, and five Central Asian countries for a security dialogue on Afghanistan on Wednesday, following the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul. The goal is to establish a shared approach to practical collaboration in the fight against terrorism, radicalization, and drug trafficking, which are all on the rise.
Top security officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will participate in the debate, which will be hosted by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. Doval will also meet with his counterparts from Russia and Iran.
According to the sources, all of the participating countries have a “very high degree of convergence” on the security consequences of the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan, and the focus of the talk will be on practical collaboration to address the issue.
“All of the countries who are taking part in the event want to be a part of the solution. This is unlikely to be true in Pakistan “a source revealed
Terrorism, radicalization, drug trafficking, cross-border movement of people, and concerns posed by military weapons left behind by US forces, they added, will all be examined in depth at the forum.
The central Asian countries, according to the sources, are not prepared for any “ideological export” from Afghanistan. The security officials are likely to discuss cross-border migration of Afghans as well as the threat posed by military equipment and weaponry left behind by US forces in Afghanistan.
Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will all be represented by their respective National Security Advisors or Security Council Secretaries, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
“In light of recent developments in Afghanistan, the high-level summit will assess the region’s security situation. It will debate how to handle the country’s security challenges while also assisting Afghans in their efforts to achieve peace, security, and stability.” It said so in a statement.
According to the MEA, India has long had deep and friendly ties with the Afghan people and has called for a coordinated international response to the country’s security and humanitarian concerns.
“The next meeting will be a positive step forward,” the statement said. None of the attending countries, according to sources, recognises the Taliban, and they are all concerned about the situation in Afghanistan.
They claimed that Pakistan’s actions and aims in Afghanistan were incompatible.
China has expressed its willingness to maintain talks with India on Afghanistan through bilateral and multilateral channels, despite its absence from the conclave due to schedule issues, according to sources.
According to the sources, Pakistan had previously declined to attend prior editions of the NSAs conversation in Iran in 2018 and 2019, citing India’s participation.
The Taliban were not invited because India and other parties do not recognise Afghanistan’s present government, they claimed, adding that humanitarian issues would undoubtedly be discussed.
India’s commitment, according to the sources, is for the Afghan people.
“We require immediate access to Afghanistan, which Pakistan has refused to us. If Pakistan claims to be worried about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, then allowing Indian aid to reach Afghanistan is a simple matter for Pakistan to do “according to a source
According to reports, the meeting will not result in a formal security architecture, but it may serve as a springboard for a gradual increase in security collaboration.
Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary, Supreme National Security Council, will represent Iran, while Nikolai P Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council, will represent Russia, according to the report.
According to sources, Kazakhstan’s Chairman of the National Security Committee, Karim Massimov, will represent the country, while Kyrgyzstan’s Secretary of the Security Council, Marat Mukanovich Imankulov, will represent the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visited by the security authorities in a joint meeting. Doval will meet with his foreign counterparts on a bilateral basis. At his mansion, the NSA will also host a banquet for the visiting dignitaries.
Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry, stated that Doval does not have an official Twitter account.
“Please be advised! National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Kumar Doval K.C., does not have a Twitter account. This is to warn you of impostor accounts or phoney accounts created in his name “He used Twitter to express himself.
