India today thanked Afghanistan for conferring the country's highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan award on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Afghanistan.<br/><br/>Expressing gratitude to Afghan government for the award, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that it was an honour not only for the Prime Minister, but for the whole country.<br/><br/>Mr Modi was conferred the award by President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday during his short visit to Herat province where he inaugurated a landmark dam built by India at a cost of Rs. 1,700 crore.<br/><br/>Mr Modi is the first Indian and is among a handful of foreign leaders to receive the award.<br/><br/>About Prime Minister's visit to Qatar, Mr Jaitley said it will help India get more investments from the Gulf country.<br/>He said, in the last two years, the Indian economy has picked up and the interest of global investors has increased.