Speaking at the Hear of Asia Conference in Amritsar, Aghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said India's help comes with no strings attached and Afghanistan's ties with India are powerful.

He said Heart of Asia is meeting at time of great opportunity in significant threats for Afghanistan for Asia-wide and global implications.

He said India's support to Afghanistan aimed at improving people's life and is transparent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also present at the conference.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is co-chairing the Heart of Asia Conference in the absence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Jaitley welcomed the delegates. Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh is accompanying him.

Speaking before Ghani, Afghan Foreign Minsiter Salauddin Rabbani, at the inauguration of the summit, said there much that needs to be done to tackle challenges like terrorism and radicalism.

He stressed on greater India-Afghanistan ties and also stated how India has helped build Afghanistan Parliament and the Salma Dam, known as Afghan-Indian Friendship Dam.