Muttaqi will be in India till 15 Oct before returning to Afghanistan. Six-day visit will see meetings with a number of senior officials, while potential visits to Agra and Deoband are also on the cards.
Jaishankar spoke with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Muttaqi Thursday—marking highest level of engagement since Taliban returned to power—amid India's tensions with Pakistan.
There was no explicit mention of Pahalgam attack in statement issued by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it did mention 'recent regional developments' were discussed.
Global media reports on how row over H-1B programme in US is causing anxiety among Indians keen on achieving the American dream. The visa offers a pathway to permanent residency.
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.
Afghanistan ex-VP talks about Doha Agreement, US withdrawal, infiltrating Taliban & his incomplete mission, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta in Off The Cuff.
It is always good to preempt an unpredictable Donald Trump presidency, but it makes better policy for India to have its own neighbourhood interests paramount.
Ikramuddin Kamil spent 7 years studying in India on an MEA scholarship. There is no official response by the MEA, yet. India has no official diplomatic ties with Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Status of India Afghanistan Foundation, a fund that finances projects aimed at promoting scientific, educational, technical & cultural cooperation, was discussed, it is learnt.
The wealthy float above the crisis—insulated in air-purified cars, weekend getaways at farmhouses, and vacations timed perfectly to coincide with Delhi’s worst weeks.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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