India takes a Taliban call
India takes first official steps to re-engage with the Taliban government
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 "External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on October 10 (Photo: PTI)")
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on October 10 (Photo: PTI)
A mix of factors have influenced India’s decision to openly engage with the Taliban four years after the group took over Afghanistan. The Indian government reportedly had backchannel communication with the Taliban for some time. But it was only in October that the Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited New Delhi, where he held, not one, but two news conferences. The first omitted to include women journalists. India soon announced it would reopen its embassy in Kabul, downgraded to a technical office after the US troops left Afghanistan in 2021. The embassy of India in Kabul will augment India’s contribution
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Satarupa Bhattacharjya
Satarupa Bhattacharjya is a journalist with 25 years of work experience in India, China and Sri Lanka. She covered politics, government and policy in the past. Now, she writes on defence and geopolitics.
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First Published: Nov 07 2025 | 2:06 PM IST
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