Modi holds talks with Ashraf Ghani, shares views on regional security and Taliban

President Pranab Mukherjee along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcome Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday. (Source: Express Photo by Praveen Jain)

The Ghani-Modi meeting will provide an opportunity to the Indian side to recalibrate its approach towards the war-torn country in which it has heavily invested in several projects including infrastructure and social sectors.(Source: Express Photo by Praveen Jain)

Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inspecting the Guard of Honor during the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday. (Source:Express Photo by Praveen Jain)

The Indian side would like to know what kind of role the new Afghan leadership has in mind for India and its future strategy to contain security threats now that most of NATO combat troops have pulled out of Afghanistan.(Source: Express Photo by Praveen Jain)

While there is some uneasiness in New Delhi over Ghani’s Pakistan policy, some feel that even Karzai had started with warming up towards Islamabad and it was only in later years he turned to India for strategic assistance such as military aid including weapons.(Source: Express Photo by Praveen Jain)

PM Narendra Modi and Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrive for a high level meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

India has so far invested over USD 2 billion in reconstruction of Afghanistan.(Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Sushma Swaraji arrives at the Hyderabad House. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

One of the strategic issue which is expected to figure during talks would be a transit agreement involving India, Afghanistan and Iran using Chabahar, an Iranian port developed with Indian help.(Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)