Home

Afghanistan army chief arrives in India

New Delhi News.Net
Monday 6th July, 2009 (IANS)

Afghanistan National Army chief General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi arrived on a four day official visit to India Monday. He will be meeting senior military and defence officials and is likely to discuss issues like training of Afghan army officers.

Mohammadi, who took over the Afghanistan army in 2002, was given a guard of honour at South Block lawns on his arrival. He will be visiting military installations in Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

'The Afghan army chief will be meeting senior defence and military officials during his visit,' said a senior official of the Indian Army.

The issues likely to be discussed during these meetings are training of Afghan army officers in India and exchange of officers at various levels.

India has repeatedly denied any kind of military involvement in Afghanistan and the only presence of the Indian Army in the war-torn nation is at a children's hospital in Kabul and some Indian officers teaching English.

Mohammadi is also planning a visit to the Taj Mahal.

 

Email this story to a friend



Have your say on this story

Your name/nickname (optional)
Message
Top Stories  
  • Advani upset over coalition with JMM in Jharkhand
    Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani may skip the swearing-in-ceremony of Arjun Munda as Jharkhand Chief Minister on September 11 with reports coming in that the BJP is a divided house over its alliance with Shibu Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). [read story]
  • Congress Core Group meets to discuss Kashmir crisis
    The Congress Core Group met at Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's residence here on Friday to discuss ways to deal with the current crisis prevailing in the Kashmir Valley. [read story]
  • Industry body decries Nepali media's smear campaign
    A 'malicious' smear campaign by certain sections of the Nepali media against Dabur would hamper investment plans of Indian companies and result in foreign direct investment being diverted away from that country, a leading industry body said here Friday. [read story]
  • IIP data indicates long-term optimism in Indian economy
    India's industrial output, which surged 13.8 percent in July from 7.1 percent in the previous month, is an indication of long-term optimism in the country's industry and overall economy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday. [read story]
  • Medicine to be taught at IIT, says Sibal
    Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) across the country will soon introduce new courses in medicine and even enroll foreign students as well as recruit foreign faculties at the post graduate level. [read story]