The Delhi Regional Security Dialogue and NSA level discussion on Afghanistan will be held in India
This will be the third meeting of its kind, and it will take place on November 10. The first two occurred in September 2018 and December 2019 in Iran. Due to the pandemic, the third meeting, which was planned to take place in India, was postponed.
On November 10, India will host the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan, which is a regional conference for national security advisors (NSAs). According to news agency ANI, the meeting would be chaired by India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
This will be the third summit of its kind; the first two took place in Iran in September 2018 and December 2019. Due to the pandemic, the third meeting, which was planned to take place in India, was postponed.
According to ANI sources, India’s invitation has received a massive response.
The involvement of Central Asian countries, as well as Russia and Iran, has been confirmed. This is the first time that all of Central Asia will be represented, not only Afghanistan’s close geographical neighbours.
“The high-level participation in India’s meeting next week underscores regional countries’ widespread and rising concern about the situation in Afghanistan, as well as their readiness to discuss and coordinate with one another. In this process, India has a significant role to play “, according to sources quoted by ANI.
Pak’s decision is unfortunate, but not surprising. It reflects its mindset of viewing Afghanistan as its protectorate. Pak has not attended previous meetings of this format: Sources
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2021
China and Pakistan have also been invited to the summit, and while no formal response has been received, Pakistan has signalled through its media that it will not attend. They have not previously attended meetings in this way.
“Pak’s decision is regrettable, but not unexpected. It indicates the country’s attitude of treating Afghanistan as a protectorate “, according to a source reported by ANI.
