New Delhi: The government of the United Kingdom considered India a very important country in dealing with Afghanistan. The London government in its statement on Tuesday said that “India as a key partner of the UK in the region and chair of the United Nations Sanctions Committee will have a very important role to play in dealing with the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan with the takeover of the Taliban.”
Foreign secretary of the UK Dominic Raab said that “the way forward would involve the creation of some form of international “contact group” to ensure Afghanistan can never be used to launch terrorist attacks against the UK or its allies.”
“I think it’s incredibly important in all of this to be working with a wider group of not just like-minded countries but partners that can exercise maximum influence. And that will mean, difficult as it is, to engage with China and Russia as well as our closest partners like India,” Mr. Raab told the media.
A few days back the UK PM Boris Johnson said that “Nobody should bilaterally recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, there would be a new administration in the country very shortly.”
Raab further added that The crucial thing will be working in the UN Security Council as a permanent member, using our G7 presidency, using not just with our NATO allies but with the key neighboring and regional players and that will include difficult partners – from China and Russia, to Pakistan; India is going to be very important in this.
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 after becoming a target due to her campaigning for girls’ education, has called on countries around the world to “open their borders” to Afghan refugees.
The US has already back its hands to protect Afghanistan. In his statement, President of US Joe Biden said that he “could not defend the country whose leaders gave up and fled.”