Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani interact after inaugurating jointly the renovated Stor Palace in Kabul through video-conferencing in New Delhi on Monday. Speaking at the inauguration of the restored Stor Palace in Kabul via video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to underline, albeit subtly, the difference between those who are causing violence and instability in Afghanistan and those lending a helping hand in reconstruction and rebuilding the war torn nation. Modi pointed out that in less than a year, India had handed over to Afghanistan a new parliament building, the Salma dam and now the restored Stor Palace (also known as the Star Palace or Kasre-estar). The handing over of the Stor palace “is an entirely different, yet in many ways more fundamental, dimension of our engagement ... because it brings back to life a valuable landmark of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage,” Modi said. Then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a visit to Afghanistan in 2011, committed to renovate and restore the Stor Palace located in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Campus.

Source: Mint August 22, 2016 11:26 UTC