The government today gave the nod for an MoU with Afghanistan in the field of outer space, the signing of which will help India gain a foothold in Kabul's strategic space and communication sector.
The MoU envisages cooperation between the two countries for application of space technologies in education, agriculture, weather forecasting and telecommunications, a statement here said.
It will also enable cooperation in rural health, sanitation, urban development, resource mapping, navigation and remote sensing.
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The MoU will help in developing Afghanistan's space sector and burnish India's credentials as a nation with advanced space technology, one that can also assist other countries, the statement said.
Further, the cooperation will also boost high-tech jobs in the two countries in both core Science & Technology and R&D fields.
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