New Delhi Engaging Taliban? MEA Clears The Air On Future Of India-Afghanistan Ties
Taliban took over Kabil through an armed struggle in August 2021 and India is yet to recognise Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Further, New Delhi remains concerned over the presence in Afghanistan of terror elements belonging to Pakistan-based terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan have taken a significant step in securing their first high-level bilateral engagement. No foreign government, including India, officially recognizes the Taliban regime.
In A First Since Fall Of Kabul, India’s Foreign Secretary Misri Engages With Taliban
India-Afghanistan-Taliban: In a surprise development Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai and promised to cooperate with the interim Taliban government there in enhancing trade,
India seeks to engage with ‘Government of People of Afghanistan’
Jaiswal also highlighted the expansion of India’s relations with Afghanistan in the field of sports, particularly cricket. India has already provided various humanitarian aids, including wheat, medicine, and vaccines, to Afghanistan, and according to the Ministry of External Affairs, the country plans to continue this support.
India’s ‘silent’ diplomatic shift: Why New Delhi is engaging the Taliban amid strained Pakistan-Afghan ties
Following the highest-level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner".
Diplomatic Thaw: Afghanistan Seeks Stronger Ties with India
Afghanistan has reached out to India to enhance diplomatic and economic relations amidst regional security concerns. This comes after the first engagement between Kabul and New Delhi since the Taliban took control.
India-Taliban talks: Region in flux and 5 reasons behind Delhi’s decision to engage Kabul
While there is no move yet to grant official recognition to the Taliban government, this is an effort by India to secure its own national and security interests with many moving parts in play.
India steps up engagement with Taliban
The Taliban leadership has built confidence in New Delhi by not doing anything that goes against India’s security interests say analysts
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India wants to engage with "government of people of Afghanistan" for development cooperation: MEA
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