Most of Afghanistan's senators have travelled to India for an eight-day training programme on improving skills related to governance.
The move has been criticised by the former head of the Parliament's international relations committee Mir Ahmad Joyenda who described it as "ridiculous" and potentially damaging to ties with neighbouring Pakistan.
Joyenda, now chairman for the Foundation for Culture and Civil Society, said the visit was "exceptional" and may be interpreted by others as a sign of Afghanistan's dependency on India – to the detriment of other diplomatic relationships.
"There has been no such thing in the history of the parliament. It's so ridiculous that 90 senators of a country would travel to another country for training," he told TOLOnews.
"This act will boost tensions and invoke negative competition from Pakistan against Afghanistan," he added.
All of the Afghan senators were invited to attend the programme, however only 12 are understood to not have attended.
"The visit was decided by both countries. It's believed to be very important for exchanging parliamentary experiences between both sides. There is training within the programme on the process of approving laws, budgets, and other parliamentarian tasks," Senator Hafez Abdulqayyoum told TOLOnews.
It is believed India has covered all the expenses for the programme. Other analysts have remarked that it would be better if trainers visited India and the training was brought to Afghanistan.