Kabul, March 05: Carrying certain proposals for ensuring security of about 4,000 Indians in Afghanistan, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon arrived here today to discuss the issue with the Afghan leadership.
During his two-day visit, Menon will meet President Hamid Karzai and some other leaders of Afghanistan.
Soon after his arrival, Menon held discussions with Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad with regard to safety of 4,000 nationals working on various developmental and reconstruction projects across Afghanistan in the backof last Friday’s attack here.
Indian government has evolved certain proposals for the security of its nationals and these will be discussed by Menon with the Afghan authorities, sources said.
The proposals include setting up of protected venues where the Indians working on projects could be housed.
There are also suggestions for deploying security personnel at places where Indians work.
“There is a limit to what Indian government can do there.