flagship India-Africa Forum Summit, whose third edition would be held in October this year. f) Japan (Chinas main regional rival) launched its charm offensive targeting the Afro-Asian cluster that had assembled in the Indonesian capital. g) Japanese PM said that trade deals under negotiations, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific will all eventually head toward Africa. 2. In step with a) I.R a) India Afghanistan – a) The relations between Ghanis relations India and Afghanistan were set Afghanistan to get into a new pace with (Page 8) b) Cheetal helicopters India committing to projects as part of the total package of $2 c) Inter-Services billion for development aid and Intelligence (ISI) to a request from Afghanistan for Cheetal helicopters. d) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) b) The helicopters will now be handed over when e) SAARC agreement Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani visits New Delhi on f) Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement April 27. New governments in (APTTA) New Delhi and Kabul are the most visible change; so have g) Trilateral transit Afghanistans regional equations trade agreement of with Pakistan, Iran and China, Afghanistan, Iran and especially since its President India Hamid Karzai demitted office. h) Chabahar port c) As PM Modi prepares to welcome Ghani, it is this
flagship India-Africa Forum Summit, whose third edition would be held in October this year. f) Japan (Chinas main regional rival) launched its charm offensive targeting the Afro-Asian cluster that had assembled in the Indonesian capital. g) Japanese PM said that trade deals under negotiations, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific will all eventually head toward Africa. 2. In step with Ghanis Afghanistan (Page 8) a) I.R a) India – Afghanistan relations b) Cheetal helicopters c) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) d) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) e) SAARC agreement f) Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) g) Trilateral transit trade agreement of Afghanistan, Iran and India h) Chabahar port a) The relations between India and Afghanistan were set to get into a new pace with India committing to projects as part of the total package of $2 billion for development aid and to a request from Afghanistan for Cheetal helicopters. b) The helicopters will now be handed over when Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani visits New Delhi on April 27. New governments in New Delhi and Kabul are the most visible change; so have Afghanistans regional equations with Pakistan, Iran and China, especially since its President Hamid Karzai demitted office. c) As PM Modi prepares to welcome Ghani, it is this
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