NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in India on Thursday. This marks the first visit by a top Taliban leader since the group returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces. The six-days trip comes as India aims to deepens its engagement with the Taliban government. Earlier, UN Security Council had granted Muttaqi a temporary travel extension. “We look forward to engaging discussions with him on bilateral relations and regional issues,” Foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said after offering Muttaqi a “warm welcome.” During the visit, Muttaqi is scheduled to hold talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval. He is also expected to tour the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary and Taj Mahal in Ag

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