Taliban, India

Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now
India's latest diplomatic outreach to Afghanistan's Taliban government signals a marked shift in how it sees the geopolitical reality in the region. This comes more than three years after India suffered a major strategic and diplomatic blow when Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Tracing the journey of India’s engagement with the Taliban, from 2021 to present
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, India’s highest-level contact yet with the regime since it came to power in 2021. The meeting was the culmination of the incremental progress of India’s policy of ‘cautious engagement’ with the Taliban – how has it negotiated the relationship over the last three and a half years?
Opinion
India must engage with the Taliban, for regional stability
India's engagement with the Taliban reflects changing regional dynamics, balancing security, trade, and humanitarian aid. India acknowledges the Taliban's influence, focusing on regional stability, security,
Opinion
What is Driving India's New Diplomatic Strategy with the Taliban?
The recent meeting between India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his counterpart Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai was no less than an elevation in dialogue, with the Taliban calling India a significant regional and economic partner.
Opinion
How India chose pragmatism over ideology by engaging with Taliban 2.0
As India formalises its engagement with the Taliban, it is clear that New Delhi’s strategy is driven by long-term strategic objectives such as maintaining peace and stability in Afghanistan, strengthening regional cooperation,
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
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 ...
India to join 'Afghan Quad'? Russia says New Delhi's increased role in Afghanistan will be 'right step'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India’s inclusion in ‘Afghan Quad’, comprising Russia, China, Pakistan, ...
The Diplomat1d
Growing Taliban-India Closeness: Should Pakistan be Worried?
Is Pakistan on the verge of losing its erstwhile friend, the Afghan Taliban, to its arch-rival India? India’s Foreign ...
Khaama Press7h
Pakistan fears India’s growing influence in Afghanistan amid Taliban tensions
The report also noted Pakistan’s internal and border challenges. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ideologically linked to ...
Olive branch for Taliban, war against TTP…what is Pakistan ‘Mullah General’ Asim Munir’s nefarious plan?
According to a report from Dawn, in a meeting with leaders, the Army Chief emphasized that Afghanistan is a brotherly ...
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India-Afghan Taliban bonhomie
Hopes for friendly dispensation next door were diminished within months when Taliban began to assert themselves and refused ...
India holds highest-level talks with Taliban over security concerns, trade and aid
India has only sent officials at the joint secretary level to Kabul to engage with the former militant group which now holds ...
India presses its advantage in Afghanistan
South Asian geopolitics is undergoing a profound upheaval, shaken by the aftershocks of citizen-led revolutions, brutal ...