India will not deploy troops in Afghanistan, its defense minister said on Tuesday but promised to boost support for a new United States (US) strategy in the war-torn country. After talks with US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, Nirmala Sitharaman said India was prepared to increase training for Afghan personnel and develop infrastructures such as schools and hospitals. “India’s contribution has been on these counts and we shall expand if necessary,” she told a news conference with Mattis. “However, as we have made it very clear, there should not be boots…
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