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Statement: At least 80 people have been killed and over 350 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter this morning, a few hundred metres from the Indian embassy. The area where the explosion took place is close to the presidential palace and several foreign embassies. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has tweeted that Indian officials are safe. Which of the following is an appropriate course of action as a fallout of the above terrorist attack?

1. India should call back its diplomats and officials immediately.
2. India should proceed to the International Court of Justice against the Afghan government.
3. India should ask the Afghanistan government to ramp up the security of its officials.
4. Officials in Afghanistan should be advised to remain indoors as far as possible.

Correct answer: India should ask the Afghanistan government to ramp up the security of its officials.

Solution

A terrorist attack near an embassy calls for immediate security enhancement and coordination with the host nation. Asking the Afghanistan government to increase protection for Indian officials is a sensible and diplomatic response. The other options are either too extreme or irrelevant.

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