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Washington: Afghanistan’s top diplomat has said India-Afghanistan relationship is incomplete without Bollywood and cricket.
Afghan Ambassador to the US Roya Rahmani said at an event here that Bollywood and cricket are the two real stars of Afghanistan’s relationship with India. The cultures of the two countries are deeply entwined, he added.
Rahmani said: “Let’s face it, no government initiative could ever be more effective in bringing our people closer than the two real stars of this relationship. And no, I am not referring to any particular political leader. The truth is that no discussion about Indian-Afghan relationships would be complete without a mention of Bollywood and cricket”.
The event entitled ‘The India-Afghanistan Relationship: Examining Historical, Political, Economic, and Cultural Ties’, was organised by The Hudson Institute think tank.
Prasanta Patnaik