On December 2, the sixth ministerial conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was held in Amritsar. The Heart of Asia conference is a gathering of Asian and other countries and focuses on terrorism and extremism in Asia, educational cooperation, and other issues of regional importance. It is a part of the Istanbul Process, which seeks to provide a platform to discuss regional cooperation with a focus on Afghanistan.
Inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the issues under scrutiny were countering terrorism to create stability in Afghanistan, increasing connectivity within Afghanistan to facilitate economic activities and development in Afghanistan.
The theme of the conference was ‘Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity’.