"Mansour represented an effort to rekindle the war, rekindle the conflict, re-stoke the violence in Afghanistan, and was not interested in pursuing peace. ""They (Indians) have been very responsive and receptive to our briefings, to what we believe the lines are. She had not seen any sign of Indian engagement with Tehran in areas such as military cooperation, which might be of concern to the United States, she added. "For India to be able to contribute to the economic development of Afghanistan, it needs access that it does not readily have across its land boundary. US senators closely examined assistant secretary of state for South Asia Nisha Desai Biswal on the Chabahar deal during a hearing, but the official said Washington recognized that from New Delhi's perspective that Iran represents a gateway into Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Source: Times of India May 25, 2016 10:36 UTC