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Hamid Karzai
 THE
interim president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, was in Delhi recently to
seek India’s partnership in rebuilding Afghanistan’s security
establishment and economic infrastructure. Karzai was here on his first
official visit since he took up office. Fluent in English and with a
friendly demeanour and attitude, Karzai met many leaders of our country,
including the leader of the opposition Sonia Gandhi,. He also paid a
visit to Rajghat to pay homage to the Father of the Nation and spent a
few minutes looking around the panorama of Rajghat. It is here that I
was able to sketch him in his usual attire — fez cap and a long gown.
He did not hesitate to affix his signature to the sketch when I asked
him to. He signed in his mother tongue, Afghani, and the entire
interaction lasted only for a few minutes. Much to the surprise of
everyone present, it was extremely casual.
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