Heart of Asia set to find ways to shape Afghanistan's future
December 04, 2016  11:12
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will jointly inaugurate the sixth Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference in Amritsar on Sunday. 

The conference will discuss peace, cooperation and economic development in Afghanistan. The theme for this year's conference is 'Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity'. 

At the Ministerial Conference, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will lead the Indian delegation in place of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who is unwell. 

During today's proceedings at the conference, India is likely to step up its efforts to corner Pakistan diplomatically by mobilising support for concrete action against state-sponsored terrorism.

Heart of Asia process was launched in 2011 from Istanbul. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the event in Amritsar. Eleven Companies of paramilitary forces and more than five thousand policemen have been deployed in the city to ensure smooth conduct of the conference.
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