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National security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday attended the meeting of NSAs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazhakhastan's Astana, during which he said that India is committed to further deepening ties with the member states that goes back to several centuries...
Doval said that New Delhi is committed to enhancing transit trade and connectivity which must be fully respectful of sovereignty and territorial integrity of SCO member States...
National Security Advisor Doval also raised the issue of continued threat by various terror groups in the SCO region, including those designated by the UN Security Council, including the al Qaeda and its affiliates, ISIS and affiliates along with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad...
The SCOs immediate priorities in Afghanistan include providing humanitarian assistance ensuring formation of truly inclusive and representative government, combating terrorism and drug trafficking and preserving rights of women, children and minorities, he said.. India has invested $3 billion in Afghanistan and supplied 50,000 MT of wheat, 250 tons of medical aid and 40,000 litres of Malathion pesticide to fight locust menace in Afghanistan, he added..
In the meeting of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with the secretaries of the security councils of the SCO member states Doval conveyed Indias support for Kazakh initiatives in SCO and for a successful Presidency. ..
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