A senior Trump administration official has said New Delhi's role in the war-torn Afghanistan is focused around economic and democratic development and not on security issues, asserting that nobody has talked about asking India to send troops to that country. <br/><br/>President Donald Trump reached out to India in his Afghan and South Asia policy speech last week seeking an enhanced role for New Delhi, especially in the economic field, to bring peace and stability in the war-torn Afghanistan. <br/><br/>The official clarified that there is no specific ask or to do list from the United Stated to India, but the president expects that India would continue with its good economic developmental work in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>The official told PTI on condition of anonymity that I don't think the president has articulated any specifics about India's role in Afghanistan. But, the inter-agency team in the US has discussed this issue as part of the overall deliberations, and is focusing on what can be done in terms of the economic development issues, and support democratic development.<br/><br/>We just look forward to India continuing to play the kind of positive role it's been playing over the last several years, and maybe even enhancing that even more, in terms of supporting the peace process in the country, and being involved in those regional initiatives," the official added.<br/><br/>Noting that India was very much involved in the Kabul process, and has always been part of the regional solution and building up regional consensus for a stable, peaceful Afghanistan, the official said, we look forward to India continuing to play that role.

A senior Trump administration official has said New Delhi's role in the war-torn Afghanistan is focused around economic and democratic development and not on security issues, asserting that nobody has talked about asking India to send troops to that country. <br/><br/>President Donald Trump reached out to India in his Afghan and South Asia policy speech last week seeking an enhanced role for New Delhi, especially in the economic field, to bring peace and stability in the war-torn Afghanistan. <br/><br/>The official clarified that there is no specific ask or to do list from the United Stated to India, but the president expects that India would continue with its good economic developmental work in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>The official told PTI on condition of anonymity that I don't think the president has articulated any specifics about India's role in Afghanistan. But, the inter-agency team in the US has discussed this issue as part of the overall deliberations, and is focusing on what can be done in terms of the economic development issues, and support democratic development.<br/><br/>We just look forward to India continuing to play the kind of positive role it's been playing over the last several years, and maybe even enhancing that even more, in terms of supporting the peace process in the country, and being involved in those regional initiatives," the official added.<br/><br/>Noting that India was very much involved in the Kabul process, and has always been part of the regional solution and building up regional consensus for a stable, peaceful Afghanistan, the official said, we look forward to India continuing to play that role.