WASHINGTON: Hundred days after President Donald Trump announced his South Asia Strategy , the US has said that India "is a player" in Afghanistan and it supports New Delhi's move with regard to transit options to enhance its economic connectivity with the war-torn country. "As you know President Trump in his August 21st speech called on India to play a bigger role in supporting Afghanistan and its economic development. We totally support India building up its economic relationship and increasing the transit options so that they can be more economically engaged with Afghanistan. "So, I think that there is an understanding (in the Trump Administration) that if India is to be more economically engaged in Afghanistan there has to be transit options for India," the senior administration official said.In his South Asia Strategy speech, Trump had envisioned a major role for India in the economic development of Afghanistan. We are committed to pursuing our shared objectives for peace and security in South Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region," Trump had said.

Source: Times of India December 04, 2017 03:22 UTC