Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will be in India on a two-day trip from April 27-29, 2015. This will be his first official visit to India since becoming president following the 2014 elections. During the visit he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of External affairs Sushma Swaraj as well as a number of ministers and representatives from the private sector.
During his meetings Ghani is expected to discuss a number of key issues and topics, ranging from the internal security situation in Afghanistan and the role for India, the approval of the transit agreement between Afghanistan, India and Iran to increasing bilateral trade.
India and Afghanistan are longstanding partners and signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement(SPA) in 2011. Bilateral trade between the two countries amounts to $682 million in 2013-14. India plays an important role in a number of redevelopment and rebuilding public health, education and community infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.