India for strong Afghan Army
By IANSThursday, January 14, 2010
NEW DELHI - The Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Thursday said that though India was “not involved in active operations” in Afghanistan, it was willing to train Afghan officers to build a “strong” army, if the US and other forces choose the exit policy.
“We have an officer exchange programme with Afghanistan. Their officers come here and we train them to build a strong Afghan army so that they can protect their country, if the US and other forces choose the exit policy,” Kapoor told reporters here on the eve of the 62nd Army Day.
“We are not involved in active operations in Afghanistan. But it is an important country and largely affects the region. We want stability in the country and have been providing soft assistance like road and infrastructure development,” he said.
Kapoor said Indian instructors are also imparting training in English language.
It has been India’s position to not send troops to war-ravaged Afghanistan.
