New Delhi: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s arrival in New Delhi has placed Indian diplomats in a complex protocol quandary. It is whether to display the Taliban flag alongside the Indian Tricolour during his scheduled meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday, October 10, or not.

India does not officially recognise the Taliban government, making the question of flag placement a sensitive issue that carries both symbolic and political weight.

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Here's why India doesn't recognise the Taliban flag

Since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in 2021, India has refrained from granting official recognition to the regime, and the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi continue

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