
New Delhi’s perilous recalibration with the Taliban
India continues to get closer to the Taliban, with reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will allow the regime in Afghanistan to appoint a new envoy for its embassy in New Delhi.This comes on the heels of the first high-level meeting between India and the Taliban in January, with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and acting Taliban ‘Foreign Minister’ Amir Khan Muttaqi meeting in Dubai to discuss strengthening political and economic ties, and providing humanitarian aid.
India’s relations...