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India-Taliban ties signal pragmatic reset as FM Muttaqi arrives for talks
The Morning Standard
|October 09, 2025
AFGHANISTAN'S Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to India from October 9 marks a carefully calibrated shift in New Delhi's approach to the Taliban regime in Kabul.
Though India has yet to formally recognise the Taliban government, the visit signals a pragmatic thaw that can lead to a "cautious reset" in ties.
Muttaqi's meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and possibly National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is aimed at strengthening the official channels of communication on a host of issues. Muttaqi will also undergo a medical check-up during his time in India.
The very fact of the visit constitutes a "major diplomatic outcome." Indian sources said this is an opportunity to re-engage on terms defined by India's core interests regional stability, counter-terrorism cooperation, and humanitarian, development assistance and people to people ties.
This story is from the October 09, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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