Trump to discuss South Asia strategy at Camp David on Friday

US President Donald Trump would discuss South Asia strategy with his national security team on Friday at Camp David, a picturesque presidential retreat in Maryland, the White House said today.
US National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster would be among those attending the meeting.
"The President along with the Vice President will meet with the National Security Team on Friday at Camp David to discuss the South Asia strategy," the White House said.
South Asia strategy primarily means the policy in Afghanistan, but the Trump administration feels that the war- torn country needs a regional approach to resolve the decades old problem.

In the past few weeks, senior officials of the Trump administration have gone on record to say that the regional approach to Afghanistan means both India and Pakistan.
However, the officials so far have remained tight lipped on what this means for India given that Pakistan has been averse to any Indian role in Afghanistan.

During the Bush administration and the initial years of the Obama administration, Pakistan had successfully managed to keep India out of major strategic conferences on Afghanistan.
However, the successive administrations in the US have acknowledged the role of India in the development of Afghanistan.
After the US, India is one of the largest donors for developmental projects in Afghanistan, as a result of which India's popularity in this war-torn country is much higher than any other nation.