Summary Karzai will meet Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in India on Monday on a two-day visit during which he is expected to seek greater military aid from the government in New Delhi, officials said.
The Afghan leader landed in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh for a private function and will reach the national capital later Monday, an AFP photographer from the site reported.
Karzai on Tuesday will meet President Pranab Mukherjee, who is also the ceremonial supreme commander of Indian armed forces, the world s fourth largest, a foreign ministry statement said.
Later in the day, the Indian-educated Karzai will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks on the future of the war-torn country as 100,000 NATO troops prepare to withdraw by the end of next year.
Discussions will cover a potential arms deal between the two countries, an Indian foreign ministry official told AFP in New Delhi, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Earlier this month, Afghanistan s ambassador to India said the country needs India s help with equipment and weapons and was hoping to boost defence ties.
In 2011 India and Afghanistan began a "strategic partnership" aimed at deepening security and economic links.
