US supports India's 'constructive' role in Afghanistan
Report quotes Mark Toner saying that the situation in South Asia was not a zero-sum game.
KARACHI:
The United States said it views India's role in Afghanistan as "constructive" and wants all the three nations to pull in the same direction for the war-torn country's stability, reported Indian news channel IBN Live.
The report quotes State Department spokesman Mark Toner saying that the situation in South Asia was not a zero-sum game. "We need good, solid, constructive relations between all the countries of that region, all of them pulling in the same direction so that all countries can reap the economic benefits that good, sound relations will yield," said Toner.
IBN Live's report claims that Toner's comments brush aside Pakistan's apprehensions of growing ties between Afghanistan and India.
Earlier this month Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai visited India, and signed several economic agreements with New Delhi.
Commenting on United State’s role in agreements between India and Afghanistan Toner said US is trying to promote a more constructive dialogue between all the countries in the region.
The United States said it views India's role in Afghanistan as "constructive" and wants all the three nations to pull in the same direction for the war-torn country's stability, reported Indian news channel IBN Live.
The report quotes State Department spokesman Mark Toner saying that the situation in South Asia was not a zero-sum game. "We need good, solid, constructive relations between all the countries of that region, all of them pulling in the same direction so that all countries can reap the economic benefits that good, sound relations will yield," said Toner.
IBN Live's report claims that Toner's comments brush aside Pakistan's apprehensions of growing ties between Afghanistan and India.
Earlier this month Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai visited India, and signed several economic agreements with New Delhi.
Commenting on United State’s role in agreements between India and Afghanistan Toner said US is trying to promote a more constructive dialogue between all the countries in the region.