During their talks, Modi committed a fresh $1bn grant to Afghanistan for "capacity building" in education, health, agriculture, skill development, energy and infrastructure. Both India and Afghanistan accused Pakistan of blocking not just trade between them by road - but also humanitarian assistance. But security - in particular the shared perception of a terrorist threat from Pakistan - was the centrepiece of the talks between Modi and Ghani today, Jaishankar said. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will soon meet her Afghan counterpart to detail a roadmap for enhanced strategic cooperation between the nations, officials said. Ghani also articulated concerns over human rights violations within Pakistan, though this was not a subject specifically discussed at the meeting with Modi, according to Jaishankar.

Source: The Telegraph September 14, 2016 22:07 UTC