Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s week-long visit to New Delhi marks a watershed moment in South Asian diplomacy. The image of Muttaqi shaking hands with External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Yet, here it is—a powerful symbol of India’s pragmatic foreign policy and the Taliban’s hunger for legitimacy beyond Pakistan and China. India has opened its embassy in Kabul which may prove turning point in strengthening the ties in future.

India has upgraded its technical mission in Kabul into a full-fledged embassy , signalling a deeper engagement with the Taliban regime that seized power in August 2021 . However, New Delhi continues to withhold formal recognition of the Taliban government, maintaining a calibrated diplomatic

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