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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicIndia-Afghanistan trade

Topic: India-Afghanistan trade

Misri meets Afghanistan foreign minister, 1st formal engagement between an Indian foreign secy & Taliban

New Delhi promises to consider engaging in development projects in near future. India does not officially recognise the Taliban regime but has maintained a technical mission in Kabul.

Afghan envoy thanks India for relaxing import fumigation rules, says will ease trade

On 7 May, Union agriculture ministry notified the relaxation of fumigation regulations — under Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 — for several countries.

India’s wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Pakistan to begin in early February, report says

In 2021, Pakistan had allowed India to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan by using its land route after the humanitarian situation worsened following the Taliban offensive.

Absence from Afghan peace talks has hurt India. It’s time now to engage with Taliban

Just like the Ashraf Ghani regime, India has largely remained on the sidelines of theUS-Taliban peace negotiations. New Delhi can’t afford to anymore.

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What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.