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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicIndia Afghanistan relations

Topic: India Afghanistan relations

Jaishankar meets Afghan counterpart in Dushanbe amid India’s security concerns in Afghanistan

This is the first meeting between the two ministers since India’s decision to evacuate its diplomatic staff from Kandahar, owing to the Taliban’s advancement there.

Many Taliban leaders ready to reconcile, India should engage with them: Afghan envoy Mamundzay

In exclusive interview to ThePrint, Afghan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay also said Taliban will have no justification for ‘jihad’ after the exit of US, NATO troops. 

India condemns Kabul terror attack, says it demonstrates need for dismantling terrorist sanctuaries

A terror attack at a girls' school in west Kabul in Afghanistan has left more than 50 people dead.

Barely noticed story of why India shut key Jalalabad, Herat missions & why they may stay shut

India had temporarily shut down both the consulates in April last year, ostensibly due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. 

India pitches for ‘immediate & comprehensive’ ceasefire to foster peace in Afghanistan

Ministry of External Affairs said India stands with people of Afghanistan in their journey towards peace & attacks on journalists are contrary to the spirit of peace process.

India took the high moral ground by not talking to Taliban and lost influence in Afghanistan

As US-Taliban signed a pact in Doha, India mixed up fact with fiction by claiming Afghanistan to be a "contiguous" neighbour.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.