NSA Ajit Doval holds high-level meet with Russian counterpart over Afghanistan situation

NSA Ajit Doval on Wednesday held talks with his Russian counterpart Gen Nikolay Patrushev in mitigating any possible security threat from the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

A high-level meeting between India and Russia took place on Wednesday over the situation in Afghanistan. The India-Russia inter-governmental consultations on Afghanistan were led by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev and also included representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Defence and security agencies. High Level - Inter-Governmental Consultations on Afghanistan held today in New Delhi between delegation led by NSA Ajit Doval & delegation led by Secretary of Russian Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev. Two sides had detailed discussions on situation in Afghanistan. NSA Ajit Doval and his Russian counterpart Gen Nikolay Patrushev discussed security implications of the Taliban's capture of power for India, Russia and the Central Asian region as a number of dreaded terror groups including Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) having a strong presence in the war-torn country, people familiar with the meeting said.