NEW DELHI, March 21 (PTI) - Refuting reports that it has been "squeezed out" of Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has said India was playing a "stellar role" in rebuilding the war-torn country which was acknowledged by the people and the legitimate government there.
He also said India has taken note of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's statement that it was a friend and Pakistan a conjoined twin.
"I do not think that India has been squeezed out. I think India is playing a stellar role in rebuilding Afghanistan which has been acknowledged by the people of Afghanistan and by the legitimate Government of Afghanistan, and that is what matters," Krishna said in an interview to Karan Thapar for Devil's Advocate.
He was asked about the media reports that whilst Pakistan's influence was growing, India was either left out of the loop or is being squeezed out.