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Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with his Afghani Taliban counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi, in New Delhi.

Engagement without recognition: Decoding New Delhi’s approach to Taliban government in Kabul

October 14, 2025 1:56 pm

India-Afghanistan Engagement: How does India’s engagement with the Taliban work? How have other states and international organisations engaged the Taliban? What is driving India’s ‘engagement-without-recognition’ model?

From Delhi, with love: Trucks with 2.5k tonnes of wheat leave Attari for Kabul

February 23, 2022 2:37 am

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Afghanistan’s ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay, flagged off 50 trucks along with World Food Program country director Bishaw Parajuli.

India wheat aid to Kabul starts at Attari today

February 22, 2022 7:56 am

This is a significant diplomatic development where India and Pakistan are coming together to help the people of Afghanistan. India doesn't recognise the Taliban regime in Kabul.

Delhi’s invitation to NSAs of Afghanistan’s neighbours is a welcome step towards active regional diplomacy

October 19, 2021 9:04 am

Delhi would hope that Islamabad takes India's invitation in the right spirit and is amenable to a dialogue on Afghanistan and regional security without prejudice to other contentious issues in bilateral relations.

Abdullah meets Indian ambassador in Kabul

July 27, 2021 1:56 am

In Kabul, Afghan leader Abdullah Abdullah met Indian ambassador to Afghanistan, Rudrendra Tandon, and discussed the situation there.

India steers clear of criticising Myanmar military

Targeted killings in Afghanistan aimed at suppressing freedom of expression: MEA

January 15, 2021 12:40 am

Expressing deep concern over the killings, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India stands with the people of Afghanistan in their journey towards peace and these attacks are contrary to the spirit of the peace process and should immediately stop.

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Abdullah Abdullah meets Modi: ‘Energised and re-energised by India’s support’

October 09, 2020 12:44 am

Abdullah expressed gratitude for the support that India has extended “in many ways” to Afghanistan over the past 20 years, including the connectivity projects that were important not just for Afghanistan, India, and Central Asia, but “all across South and Central Asia and Afghanistan all together”.