India plays a critical role in Afghanistan: Cornyn

Lalit K Jha

Washington, Apr 22 (PTI) Praising New Delhi's
reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, a top US Senator
Thursday said India plays a critical role in Afghanistan where
the United States has been fighting war against terrorism in
the last eight years.

"As it stands, India plays an active and critical role
in supporting the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, having
committed more than USD 1.2 billion to this cause," top
Republican Senator John Cornyn said in a statement.
The statement follows a meeting between Senator Cornyn
and Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar held at the
Capitol Hill on April 19.
Cornyn is also the founder and co-chairman of the
Senate India Caucus.
They discussed the current state of US-India bilateral
relations and the importance of the two nations' shared
efforts regarding Afghanistan, the statement said.
Cornyn and Shankar also discussed trade policy and the
US export control reform initiative, it added. PTI LKJ
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