Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, landed in the Delhi on a five-day visit that signals one of Kabul’s strongest economic overtures since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

This visit marks a major regional realignment, with Afghanistan actively redirecting its commerce away from Pakistan, its historically dominant transit corridor, towards India and Iran’s Chabahar port.

For New Delhi, the visit provides a rare opening to reassert influence in Afghanistan through trade and connectivity, even without formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban.

At stake is Afghanistan’s ability to keep its agricultural export economy afloat amid border closures and sanctions, and India’s ability to secure reliable access to the country’s high-value perishab

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