New Delhi, Sep 14 (UNI) As a neighbouring country of Afghanistan, India is “naturally concerned about the developments within that country and their external repercussions" in the wake of the recent changes there, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday.
Addressing a virtual symposium on ‘Glancing Back, Gazing Beyond: Understanding Afghanistan', Shringla also said that India’s immediate focus has been the evacuation of Indian nationals from Afghanistan, and now resumption of flights from Kabul airport is a priority.
The neighbourhood is India's "primary diplomatic arena", he said, adding "The primacy given to the neighbourhood in our diplomatic efforts is reflected in our Neighbourhood First policy which has been a defining feature of India’s foreign policy since 2014".