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On India’s statement at the United Nations on Afghanistan, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “We had a meeting yesterday in New York, where you would have seen our Permanent Representative make a statement during the UNAMA briefing. In that statement, we reiterated that India and Afghanistan are contiguous neighbours and that, as civilizational states, our ties have spanned centuries. We stand in favour of peace and stability in Afghanistan and in the region, so as to foster development and stability. As you know, we also spoke about our development cooperation and our long-standing friendship with Afghanistan, which we continue to uphold. Our support in areas such as food security, medicines and pharmaceutical assistance, healthcare, and several development cooperation programmes cuts across gender and benefits people across the board, including women and children. We have also provided scholarships and capacity-building programmes for the people of Afghanistan, and these efforts will continue. You would also have seen that we made statements and reflected on some of the peace and security-related issues highlighted in the report, as well as in the briefing that was delivered. Therefore, our position on Afghanistan remains as stated by our Permanent Representative. We want to foster peace and stability, and we want to continue working for the people of Afghanistan, for their development and progress.”