India takes on Pak's role in Afghanistan in QUAD meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached New York where he is scheduled to address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which had gone virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Will be addressing the UNGA at 6:30 PM (IST) on the 25th, the prime minister said in a tweet.

Landed in New York City. Will be addressing the UNGA at 6:30 PM (IST) on the 25th. pic.twitter.com/CUtlNZ83JT

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 25, 2021

Earlier, in the Quad summit,various issues including Pakistan's role in Afghanistan and its involvement in terrorism were discussed. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, while briefing the press in Washington. Shringla said that Pakistan has really been in many senses instigator of some of the problems India is dealing with in our neighbourhood and beyond. "In both the meetings there was a clear sense of more careful look, examination and monitoring of Pakistan's role in Afghanistan," added Shringla. The Foreign Secretary also added that Leaders from both countries also discussed the need for Taliban to adhere to commitments under UNSC resolution 2593. What PM Mpdi said in his address to Quad, he has share a video on Twiteer.

Speaking at the Quad leaders meeting. https://t.co/bQzenzUlQa

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 24, 2021

Shringla further said that both in bilateral discussions and in Quad summit, there was a clear sense that more careful look, examination and monitoring Pakistan's role in Afghanistan, Pakistan's role on the issue of terrorism had to be kept and certainly whether it is Quad or other partners had to keep track to that factor, an important factor that sometimes gets overlooked when you see Pakistan projecting itself as a facilitator whether it has really been in many sense instigator of some of the problems we are dealing with in our neighbourhood and beyond. 

In a joint statement issued after their first in-person Quad summit at the White House on Friday, US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison said they will closely coordinate their diplomatic, economic and human-rights policies towards Afghanistan and will deepen their counter-terrorism and humanitarian cooperation in South Asia. "We denounce the use of terrorist proxies and emphasised the importance of denying any logistical, financial or military support to terrorist groups which could be used to launch or plan terror attacks, including cross-border attacks," the joint statement said. "We stand together in support of Afghan nationals, and call on the Taliban to provide safe passage to any person wishing to leave Afghanistan, and to ensure that the human rights of all Afghans, including women, children, and minorities are respected," the joint statement said