Taking Afghanistan by force cannot be legitimised, says EAM Jaishankar

The nation's future cannot be its past, says Jaishankar; unveils peace road map

Emphasising that the future of Afghanistan cannot be its past, India on Wednesday said  the world is against seizure of power by violence and force.

The comments were made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar where he also presented a three-point road map for the conflict-ridden country that entailed cessation of violence and terrorist attacks, settlement of the conflict through political dialogue and steps to ensure that neighbouring countries are not threatened by terrorism, separatism and extremism.

Jaishankar put forth the roadmap at a meeting of the SCO foreign ministers' contact group on Afghanistan in Dushanbe amid growing global concerns over the