India also backed United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) concerns over Pakistan's airstrikes that led to the killing of women and children.

India on Wednesday told the UN Security Council that it calls for a “pragmatic engagement” with the Taliban and that relying only on punitive measures will ensure a “business as usual” approach. It also backed United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) concerns over Pakistan's airstrikes that led to the killing of innocent women and children.

Addressing the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, India’s permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said, “India calls for a pragmatic engagement with the Taliban. A coherent policy of engagement should incentivise positive

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