On his visit, Amir Khan Muttaqi will press for India to continue and even increase humanitarian aid apart from considering recognising the Taliban regime formally

Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India will be a new page in India-Afghanistan relations. The fact that he is arriving itself is proof of confirmation of the will for bolstering ties with India.

In order to grasp what relations between Afghanistan and India will be, it is compulsory to look at the background from the Taliban’s comeback as rulers in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021.

The moment the Taliban came to power, the perception became that they were under Pakistan’s influence, primarily following photos of Pakistan’s ISI chief that emerged from Kabul. In India, this formed a negative impression of

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