Our DNA and India’s DNA are the same !

Statement by Afghanistan's Taliban Agriculture Minister during his visit to India that is likely to irk Pakistan

(DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the component of the human body that establishes a person’s original identity.)

New Delhi – “From the very first day of my arrival in India, the Government of India, the Ministry of External Affairs and everyone I met welcomed me with great enthusiasm. It truly felt as though I was in my own country. India and Afghanistan share the same DNA,” said Maulana Ataullah Omari, Afghanistan’s Taliban Government Minister for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, who is currently on a visit to India. He was addressing the ‘India-Afghanistan Trade Opportunities Industry Interactive Session’, organised with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs. He appealed to Indian industry to cooperate in the fields of investment, agricultural technology, food processing, water conservation and capacity building.

📍 Taliban Minister's statement stings Pakistan: "Our DNA and India's DNA are the same!"

​From Afghanistan to Cambodia, the subcontinent shares Hindu DNA.

While world leaders like Indonesia's President accept this, converted Muslims in India still claim Arabian ancestry.… pic.twitter.com/T2ElGYtBW8

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Omari said that this was his first visit to India and that the respect and warmth he received here had won his heart. “The relationship between us is not merely diplomatic, but is rooted in a shared history and culture. The honour I have received in India gives hope for a better future for the people of Afghanistan. Nearly 80 per cent of our population depends on agriculture, water conservation and livestock. The time has now come to modernise these sectors with advanced technology, and India can become an important partner in this endeavour. Afghanistan wishes to expand cooperation with countries across the world for its economic development.”

Editorial Perspective

The DNA of everyone from Afghanistan to Cambodia—that is, across the Indian subcontinent—is the same, namely Hindu. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, whose country has the world's largest Muslim population, had also said that the DNA of Indonesians and Indians is the same. However, converted Muslims in India consider themselves to have originated from Arabia. This shows that converts are often more hardline.