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India declares over 100 high-impact projects for Afghanistan

November 25, 2020
S Jaishankar
  • The 2020 Afghanistan Conference was conducted in Geneva from 23-24 November 2020 virtually.
  • The External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar headed the Indian delegation at the conference.

Centre makes visa rules stricter for Chinese Nationals

September 10, 2020
MHA
  • The Indian government has introduced stricter visa norms for the Chinese Nationals. These norms will bring the Chinese on a par with Prior Referral Category countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Rudrendra Tandon appointed India’s next Ambassador to Afghanistan

July 14, 2020
Rudrendra Tandon
  • Rudrendra Tandon appointed as the new envoy to Afghanistan and Vikram Doraiswami as a high commissioner to Dhaka.
  • He is currently the Indian envoy to ASEAN at Jakarta

India and Afghanistan sign 5 MoUs for the development of educational infrastructure

July 6, 2020
India and Afghanistan
  • India and Afghanistan inked five Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on July 5, 2020. The MoUs between the two countries have been meant for the development of educational infrastructure in 4 provinces of Afghanistan namely Farah, Nooristan, Kapisa, Badakhshan.

Ashraf Ghani sworn in for Second Term as Afghanistan President

March 10, 2020
Ashraf Ghani

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term as his rival Abdullah Abdullah organized a parallel inauguration that could plunge the country deeper into crisis ahead of peace talks with the Taliban.

Ashraf Ghani wins The Presidential elections of Afghanistan

February 19, 2020
Ashraf Ghani

The independent Election Commission of Afghanistan has declared Ashraf Ghani as the winner of the Presidential elections of Afghanistan. He has won the Presidential elections of Afghanistan for the 2nd time.