Afghan Foreign Minister Amit Khan Muttaqi visited India last week, making him the most senior Taliban official to visit the country since the group re-seized power in Afghanistan in 2021. During the visit, the Indian government announced it would upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy, which it had shut four years ago. These developments are part of New Delhi’s efforts to reset its relations with the Taliban and mark a notable shift in the region’s geopolitics. Historically, India has viewed the Taliban with hostility, given the group’s extremist ideology and its close affiliation with the Pakistani military and intelligence establishment.
India is seeking to reset relations with the Taliban. But can this rapprochement last? (Chietigj Bajpaee – Chatham House)
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