Kabul: India's National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon is in Afghanistan on a two-day visit to assess security arrangements for almost 4,000 Indians working in the country.
Menon arrived in Kabul on Friday and met Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad to asses the security situation in the war-ravaged country.
The duo discussed the security and safety of 4,000 Indians working on various projects across Afghanistan.
Menon will meet his counterpart in Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai. There are serious concerns for Indians in the country, especially after last Friday's suicide attack in Kabul that left six Indians dead.
The Indian government has proposed to set up protected venues where the Indians working on projects will be based.
There are also suggestions for deploying security personnel at places where Indians work.
"There is a limit to what Indian government can do there. Ultimately, the Afghan authorities have to take steps to secure the Indians there," a source was quoted as saying by the PTI..
The sources noted that Afghan government has always been cooperative in this regard and expressed confidence that it would take further steps to upgrade security of Indians.
As part of India's $1.3 billion assistance, about 4,000 Indians are working on various projects in areas like healthcare, power, education and social sector.
(With Inputs from PTI and CNN-IBN)
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