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Sunday, November 23, 2025
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Topic: Afghanistan

India ready to send aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan but how to route it is the question

Indian delegation at Moscow talks held separate meet with Taliban, but no final decision on how the aid will be delivered and through which channels.

Indian engagement with Taliban can ensure Afghanistan doesn’t become a base for inimical forces

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‘Martyrs, heroes of the country’ — Taliban promises cash, land to families of suicide bombers

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban government’s acting interior minister, calls bombers 'heroes of Islam', gives 10,000 afghanis to their families.

3 choices for India in Afghanistan – walking away is the easiest one but not the best

It is up to China to persuade Islamabad that Indian aid in Afghanistan will only help stabilise a country that could quickly wreak havoc within Pakistan itself.

TV host turns refugee, businesses kaput — Afghans detail Taliban impact in searing Twitter post

Many Afghan citizens shared their plight on a Twitter post that asked them about their life pre-Taliban and how it has changed since. 

First Moscow Format since Taliban takeover on 20 Oct, India says will attend

The Moscow Format is likely to be the first formal contact between India & the Taliban govt after an interim Cabinet was announced by them.

G20 pledges aid for Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, but some leaders skip summit

Leaders affirmed their commitment to providing aid directly to Afghan people via independent organisations. However, China pushed for revocation of unilateral sanctions on Afghanistan.

PM Modi calls for unhindered and urgent humanitarian assistance to Afghans at G20 summit

In a virtual address at the G20 Extraordinary Summit, Modi urged the international community to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a source of radicalisation and terrorism.

Pakistani Pashtuns have a message for Imran Khan—‘we are not Taliban’

Last month, Imran Khan said at the UN that all Pashtuns living in Pakistan ‘had affinity and sympathy with the Afghan Taliban’.

Pakistan wants an Afghanistan acceptable to the West — Islam plus democracy

Theoretically, there is a case for twin tolerances— if Taliban gives up some violence and collaborates with the West to fight radical forces such as the ISK.

On Camera

New labour codes are a simplification that’s been long overdue. Its a strategic shift

Imposition of formal rights and digital compliance mechanisms introduces new expectations for both employers and workers. This transition will require sustained awareness efforts.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.