Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07NEWDELHI1327
2007-03-19 13:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE OFFICERS HEAD TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 001327
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAID AF IN
SUBJECT: INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE OFFICERS HEAD TO
AFGHANISTAN
Classified By: PolCouns Ted Osius for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)
(C) "The Hindustan Times" reported March 3 that, in the
interest of capacity building, the Government of India (GOI)
was planning to send thirty Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) officers (Note: The cream of India's prestigious civil
service. End note.) to Afghanistan shortly to engage in
development work. Ministry for External Affairs (MEA) Under
Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, Smita Pant,
SIPDIS
confirmed March 7 that the GOI was planning to send some
civil servants to Afghanistan, but indicated that the plans
are still at an early stage. According to Embassy contacts,
the IAS officers will travel to Afghanistan over the next few
months. This is not a new decision, but part of the regular
trilateral arrangement between India, Afghanistan and the
United Nations Development Program. The number "thirty" does
not reflect anything new, but is the result of collating a
number of already-scheduled programs. Post is awaiting a
response from the MEA as to where these IAS officers intend
to work and when specifically they will arrive in
Afghanistan. The news that India will send its best
administrators shows the depth of the Indian commitment to
Afghanistan.
PYATT
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAID AF IN
SUBJECT: INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE OFFICERS HEAD TO
AFGHANISTAN
Classified By: PolCouns Ted Osius for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)
(C) "The Hindustan Times" reported March 3 that, in the
interest of capacity building, the Government of India (GOI)
was planning to send thirty Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) officers (Note: The cream of India's prestigious civil
service. End note.) to Afghanistan shortly to engage in
development work. Ministry for External Affairs (MEA) Under
Secretary for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, Smita Pant,
SIPDIS
confirmed March 7 that the GOI was planning to send some
civil servants to Afghanistan, but indicated that the plans
are still at an early stage. According to Embassy contacts,
the IAS officers will travel to Afghanistan over the next few
months. This is not a new decision, but part of the regular
trilateral arrangement between India, Afghanistan and the
United Nations Development Program. The number "thirty" does
not reflect anything new, but is the result of collating a
number of already-scheduled programs. Post is awaiting a
response from the MEA as to where these IAS officers intend
to work and when specifically they will arrive in
Afghanistan. The news that India will send its best
administrators shows the depth of the Indian commitment to
Afghanistan.
PYATT