Taliban regime requests India to resume flight services with Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban regime requests India to resume flight services with Afghanistan

Op India  

Afghanistan under the new Taliban regime has sent a letter to the government of India requesting to resume flight service between the two countries. The Acting Minister for Civil Aviation and Transport of Afghanistan, Alhaj Hamidullah Akhundzada wrote a letter on September 7 in this regard, addressed to India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Now in the letter sent to DGCA, the Taliban regime claims that normalcy has returned hence the flight service can now be resumed. The Taliban regime is seeking resumption of flights of two of its airline services namely Kam Air and Arina Afghan Airline between Kabul and Delhi.

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Taliban name student as Afghan envoy in Mumbai, India yet to respond
1 month, 1 week ago

Taliban name student as Afghan envoy in Mumbai, India yet to respond

India Today  

Talib means student, and the Taliban regime in Kabul has proposed the name of a student who studied in New Delhi as the Acting Consul at Afghanistan's Consulate in Mumbai. "In the city of Mumbai, India, the acting Consul of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Dr Hafiz Ikramuddin Kamil," Stanikzai, who also has an India connection, posted on X. Kamil, …

Three years since fall of Afghanistan: Why India is engaging with Taliban | ITG Exclusive
4 months, 1 week ago

Three years since fall of Afghanistan: Why India is engaging with Taliban | ITG Exclusive

India Today  

It has been three years since the fall of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, to Taliban forces. Over this period, the region has witnessed significant changes, including shifts in Afghanistan itself and alterations in India’s policies towards both the Taliban and Afghanistan. In an insightful discussion with India Today Global, Kabir Taneja, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, …

India-Taliban Ties: 'Modi Govt A Key Player In The Great Game In Afghanistan' | South Asia Diary
9 months, 1 week ago

India-Taliban Ties: 'Modi Govt A Key Player In The Great Game In Afghanistan' | South Asia Diary

Hindustan Times  

India-Taliban Ties: 'Modi Govt A Key Player In The Great Game In Afghanistan' | South Asia Diary Big shift in India's foreign policy towards Afghanistan. Remember, India hasn't recognised the Taliban since the group came to power in August 2021 and has maintained a cautious position, catering only to the humanitarian requirements of the Afghans. Watch this episode of South …

Passenger plane that crashed in Afghanistan did not belong to India, confirms government
11 months ago

Passenger plane that crashed in Afghanistan did not belong to India, confirms government

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, an aircraft reportedly carrying passengers crashed in Afghanistan's Badakhshan region on Saturday night. According to the Afghanistan News agency, Khaama Press, the plane deviated from its original course and collided with the mountainous terrain of Zebak district in Badakhshan Saturday night, January 20th. Not an Indian plane: DGCA confirms Earlier, it was reported that the plane …

Hope for reviving Afghan embassy in India, after Afghan diplomats appear divided on closing the mission
1 year ago

Hope for reviving Afghan embassy in India, after Afghan diplomats appear divided on closing the mission

The Hindu  

After weeks-long absence of clarity in India’s relation with Afghanistan, it is becoming apparent that India is progressively inching closer to a pro-engagement policy with the Taliban dispensation in Kabul. Sources however have shared that Mr. Mamundzai’s decision to leave and the persistent differences and quarrels within the Afghan diplomats stationed in India had hampered smooth delivery of consular services …

Taliban take control of Afghan diplomatic missions in India: Report
1 year ago

Taliban take control of Afghan diplomatic missions in India: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban have taken de facto control of diplomatic missions in India, more than two years after the group ousted the US-backed government in Kabul. Dozens of Afghan diplomats appointed under the US-backed government have left India, Farid Mamundzay, the former Afghan ambassador in New Delhi, told Bloomberg News. “India has actively encouraged diplomats to engage with the Taliban government, …

FlyDubai resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul
1 year, 1 month ago

FlyDubai resumes flights to Afghanistan after halting them 2 years ago as Taliban captured Kabul

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Officials from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of FlyDubai flights to Kabul’s international airport two years after stopping service following the collapse of the Western-backed government. All international airlines halted flights to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces departed after two decades of war. The …

'Will Continue To Assist People Of Afghanistan In India': MEA As Afghan Embassy Stops Operations
1 year, 2 months ago

'Will Continue To Assist People Of Afghanistan In India': MEA As Afghan Embassy Stops Operations

ABP News  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said it would continue to assist the people of Afghanistan living in India after the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi ceased operations from October 1. Addressing the media, spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said MEA received communication last week from the Afghanistan embassy of its intention to suspend operations at the end of September. …

Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations
1 year, 2 months ago

Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations

The Hindu  

After months of uncertainty, the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan here has finally shut down. Unlike the embassy in Delhi, the Afghan consulates in Hyderabad and Mumbai have not shut down and Consul General of Afghanistan in Mumbai Zakia Wardak had earlier announced on social media that they remain committed to serving the Afghan citizens who may require …

US allows airplanes to fly over Afghan airspace to reach India but none of airlines dare to fly I WHY?
1 year, 4 months ago

US allows airplanes to fly over Afghan airspace to reach India but none of airlines dare to fly I WHY?

India TV News  

Exactly two years after the Taliban ousted a democratically elected government and took charge of the already debt-ridden Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country. Though US Federal Aviation Administration categorically said it allowed airlines in order to save fuel and fly hours, it raises multiple questions about whether …

Afghan diplomats in Delhi reject Taliban-appointed CDA, block entry into mission
1 year, 7 months ago

Afghan diplomats in Delhi reject Taliban-appointed CDA, block entry into mission

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Afghan embassy in the Indian capital has become the scene of a tussle between diplomats of the former republic and the current set-up in Kabul, with the Taliban choosing an individual perceived as close to Haqqani Network leaders as chargé d’affaires. Trade counsellor Qadir Shah, who too was appointed by the previous administration and sent to New …

Taliban got Pak Army chief’s nod on allowing return of Indian diplomats: New book
1 year, 7 months ago

Taliban got Pak Army chief’s nod on allowing return of Indian diplomats: New book

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban setup in Afghanistan consulted the Pakistan Army before allowing the Indian government to send a team to re-establish a diplomatic presence in Kabul in June 2022, according to a new book by a former Pakistani federal police officer and academic. “The Return of the Taliban” by Hassan Abbas, currently senior advisor at Asia Society and distinguished professor at …

Last two copies of Guru Granth Sahib to arrive in Delhi from Afghanistan’s Kabul today: Watch
1 year, 11 months ago

Last two copies of Guru Granth Sahib to arrive in Delhi from Afghanistan’s Kabul today: Watch

Op India  

The last two Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are currently onboard an unscheduled flight from Kabul in Afghanistan to Delhi, India. #WATCH | Kabul:A non-scheduled Kam Air flight, organised by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar,to arrive in Delhi from Kabul today. Last 2 Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib onboard with 3 members of Afghan Sikh community: Puneet Singh …

Taliban wants to send envoy to Delhi, boost ties between India, Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban wants to send envoy to Delhi, boost ties between India, Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The proposed candidates to become the envoy to India for Afghanistan’s current rulers include controvertial Taliban leader Abdul Qahar Balkhi, who is alleged to have issued death threats against journalists New Delhi: In an effort to improve its international credibility, the Taliban government of Afghanistan is trying to persuade India to allow it to post a diplomatic representative in New …

India-Kabul Ties: As Taliban & Pakistan Draw Swords, Can Delhi Maintain Stand?
1 year, 11 months ago

India-Kabul Ties: As Taliban & Pakistan Draw Swords, Can Delhi Maintain Stand?

The Quint  

The inroads that ISIS-KP were making into Afghanistan, had alarmed Russia, and the Central Asian countries, which had many of their citizens flock to Syria and Iraq to join the terror group there, and with the ascendancy of Taliban 2.0 becoming imminent, they established ties with the UN-proscribed group much before the Doha Agreements. Moscow, Beijing, Tehran, Ashkhabad had all …

At UNSC meet on Afghanistan, India delivers a sharp message on Pakistan role
2 years ago

At UNSC meet on Afghanistan, India delivers a sharp message on Pakistan role

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The days when Afghanistan was used by others as “strategic depth” are over and the world community must ensure that Afghan soil is not used by United Nations -designated terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed for planning terrorist acts, a top Indian diplomat has said. Sanjay Varma, secretary in the external affairs ministry Though Sanjay Varma, secretary …

India keen to engage with Taliban regime to tackle humanitarian crisis, claims Ex-Afghan Intelligence Chief
2 years ago

India keen to engage with Taliban regime to tackle humanitarian crisis, claims Ex-Afghan Intelligence Chief

India TV News  

Amid the grim situation in war-torn Afghanistan, its former Intelligence Chief believes India is willing to engage with the Taliban to restore normalcy in the debt-ridden country. While speaking at the sidelines of a conference of anti-Taliban Afghan leaders with the United States and European Union representatives, the former intelligence chief asserted that New Delhi exhibited an interest in engaging …

In Kabul, India takes a soft step
2 years ago

In Kabul, India takes a soft step

Hindustan Times  

When Kabul fell to the rampaging Taliban force last year, India faced a difficult choice. Still, in the aftermath of an earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this year, India quietly moved to establish a small diplomatic presence in the restive country while continuing to help its citizens with humanitarian efforts. As the report indicated, India’s presence in Afghanistan remains a sensitive …

India, the Taliban, and the Country In Between
2 years, 1 month ago

India, the Taliban, and the Country In Between

The Diplomat  

A year after their takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban’s system of governance remains marred with controversies spanning from violence against minorities to disregard for women’s rights. Moreover, given its geographical proximity, economic size, military capacity, and robust diplomatic network, India serves as a crucial and palpable component in the Taliban’s quest for internal and external legitimacy. Moreover, according to a …

Dealing with Taliban: Why India must tread with caution in Afghanistan
2 years, 5 months ago

Dealing with Taliban: Why India must tread with caution in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Taliban may at the moment want to project their distance from Islamabad, but their umbilical cord is attached to Rawalpindi, and it would be foolhardy to overlook this fact Reports emanating from Kabul, indicate that India has ‘reopened’ its embassy in Afghanistan, thereby becoming the 15th country to do so. The primary objective behind this undue haste appears to be …

India reopens Embassy in Kabul
2 years, 6 months ago

India reopens Embassy in Kabul

The Hindu  

In a major step towards re-establishing its presence in Afghanistan, India sent a “technical team” of officials to be based in Kabul, reopening its Embassy on Thursday. The move to reopen the embassy, that comes more than ten months after the government shut down the Indian embassy, and pulled out all Indian personnel after the Ghani government fell, marks a …

India in Afghanistan: Regaining ‘Influence’ Is Far From New Delhi’s Goals
2 years, 6 months ago

India in Afghanistan: Regaining ‘Influence’ Is Far From New Delhi’s Goals

The Quint  

Though the Afghan Foreign Ministry clearly sees the re-starting of projects as a priority, with Deputy Foreign Minister Stanekzai saying as much, the re-opening of the embassy will depend on the security that the Taliban can provide. Then there’s the reported statement from Mullah Yakub, son of Mullah Omar and who is a power to reckon with, that Kabul would …

Gradual engagement: The Hindu Editorial on India-Taliban ties
2 years, 6 months ago

Gradual engagement: The Hindu Editorial on India-Taliban ties

The Hindu  

India’s decision to send a diplomatic delegation to Kabul to meet with Taliban officials shows a marked difference from the policy New Delhi took in the 1990s when the Sunni Islamist group was in power in Afghanistan. But this time, Afghanistan’s internal situation and the regional dynamics seem to be different, prompting many neighbouring countries to adopt a more constructive …

Indian officials hold first talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian officials hold first talks with Taliban in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Bilateral ties and humanitarian aid discussed in the first such visit to Kabul since the group took control of Kabul last year. A team of Indian officials has met the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan to discuss bilateral ties and humanitarian aid, the Taliban said, in what was the first such visit to Kabul since the group took control of …

India sends diplomats to Kabul for talks with the Taliban
2 years, 6 months ago

India sends diplomats to Kabul for talks with the Taliban

The Hindu  

​India has sent a multi-member team of senior diplomats to Afghanistan for the first time since the Indian Embassy in Kabul was evacuated in August 2021 following the arrival of the Taliban at the Afghan capital. During discussions with the Indian delegation held on Thursday, the Taliban urged India to reopen its embassy in Kabul, Suhail Shaheen, chief of the …

Anand K. Sahay | India’s return to a key role in Kabul: Ticklish issue emerges
2 years, 6 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | India’s return to a key role in Kabul: Ticklish issue emerges

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi is in an unenviable position in Afghanistan although that country has strategic significance for it. Subsequently, in a May 27 interview to an Indian television channel, the influential young Taliban leader Anas Haqqani, brother of Afghanistan’s powerful acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is deemed to be the de facto deputy head of state, disclosed that the Taliban …

Anand K. Sahay | Is India doing a rethink on role in Afghanistan?
2 years, 7 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | Is India doing a rethink on role in Afghanistan?

Deccan Chronicle  

Since India evacuated its mission in Afghanistan once the Taliban retook Kabul in August 2021, practically under American aegis, after what came to be called the Taliban’s Doha “negotiations” with the United States, New Delhi is evidently doing a rethink. When the nearly 200-strong Indian mission in Kabul was being evacuated in a hurry following the re-capture of Afghanistan by …

Six months of Taliban rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Six months of Taliban rule

Hindustan Times  

One of the most dramatic changes brought about by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan six months ago is a sharp reduction in violence. At least half the population of around 39 million is facing starvation, hundreds of thousands have fled to escape reprisals by the Taliban, hundreds of former officials and security personnel have been killed and many more rounded …

NSA Meet in Delhi a Key Step in India’s Quest to Regain Relevance in Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

NSA Meet in Delhi a Key Step in India’s Quest to Regain Relevance in Afghanistan

News 18  

The Regional Security Dialogue in New Delhi brought together the National Security Advisors of seven important regional players—Russia, Iran, and the five Central Asian ‘stans—all with serious stakes in the stability and security of Afghanistan. By throwing its hat in the ring, India is signalling that she isn’t going to just roll over and play dead after the Taliban takeover …

Explained | Why is Delhi holding an NSA meet on Afghanistan?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why is Delhi holding an NSA meet on Afghanistan?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Nearly three months after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will host a meeting of NSAs in the neighbourhood on November 10 to discuss Afghanistan’s future and how to deal with threats to security emanating from developments there. Confirmations have been received from all but China and Pakistan, and while Indian officials …

India offered humanitarian assistance to Afghans, Taliban say after 2nd meeting
3 years, 2 months ago

India offered humanitarian assistance to Afghans, Taliban say after 2nd meeting

India Today  

The Taliban have said India offered extensive humanitarian assistance to the Afghans in its second official meeting with the Indian side on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet. The Indian side finally expressed readiness to provide extensive humanitarian assistance to the Afghans.” This is the second such bilateral meeting after Indian envoy to Qatar, Ambassador Deepak Mittal met Afghanistan …

Complicated and sensitive issue: MEA says there is no update on resuming flights to Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Complicated and sensitive issue: MEA says there is no update on resuming flights to Afghanistan

India Today  

Terming it as a complicated and sensitive issue, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said there was no update on resuming flights from India to Afghanistan as of now. The letter, dated September 7 and addressed to Director General of Civil Aviation Arun Kumar, was written by Alhaj Hameedullah Akhunzada, acting minister, Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. Therefore, Afghanistan Civil …

Turkey, Uzbekistan to resume flights to Kabul; India yet to decide on services
3 years, 2 months ago

Turkey, Uzbekistan to resume flights to Kabul; India yet to decide on services

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: International Radar has reported one flight from Turkey and Uzbekistan will be landing in Kabul International Airport on Thursday. The Taliban has recently requested India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation to resume commercial flight operations to Kabul, which were closed after August 15. A top government source told ANI, "At present, the decision to resume commercial flights …

Taliban want resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan, write to DGCA | Exclusive
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban want resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan, write to DGCA | Exclusive

India Today  

In a first such official communication between the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and India, the outfit has written to the government for resumption of flights between the two countries. The letter, addressed to Director General of Civil Aviation Arun Kumar, has been written by Alhaj Hameedullah Akhunzada, acting minister, Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. Therefore, Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority requests you …

Kabul Airport fully ready for domestic, international flights: Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

Kabul Airport fully ready for domestic, international flights: Taliban

India TV News  

The airport in Kabul is fully ready for domestic and international flights, the Taliban said on Sunday. "As the problems at Kabul International Airport have been resolved and the airport is fully operational for domestic and international flights, the IEA assures all airlines of its full cooperation and expects all airlines and countries that had previously flown to Kabul to …

Pakistan to resume commercial flights to Kabul from Monday
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan to resume commercial flights to Kabul from Monday

India TV News  

Pakistan International Airlines announced that it has decided to resume commercial flights to Kabul starting from Monday onwards, the first since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. "The official flag carrier of Pakistan is going to start again its flight operations for Kabul," Arshad Malik, CEO of the PIA, told Xinhua news agency on Saturday. The PIA official said that permission …

Pakistan set to operate special charter flights to Kabul soon
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan set to operate special charter flights to Kabul soon

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines is all set to operate special charter flights to Kabul soon. With this announcement, Pakistan becomes the first foreign commercial aeroplane service to operate in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the war-torn nation last month. Additionally, another Qatar Airways charter flight departed Kabul with 19 US citizens aboard. Friday's evacuations came one day after the …

'Will revisit issue once operations at Kabul airport resume': MEA on bringing back Indians from Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

'Will revisit issue once operations at Kabul airport resume': MEA on bringing back Indians from Afghanistan

India TV News  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said it will revisit the issue of bringing back the remaining Indians from Afghanistan, once Kabul resumes airport operations. On being asked about bringing back remaining Indians from Afghanistan, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said: "We will be able to revisit the issue once operations at Kabul airport resume. Asked about India's first talks …

Hello Kabul, Delhi Calling: Let’s Keep Line of Communication Open
3 years, 3 months ago

Hello Kabul, Delhi Calling: Let’s Keep Line of Communication Open

News 18  

A lively debate is raging across the world about the true face of the so-called Taliban 2.0? Deepak Mittal, the Indian Ambassador in Qatar, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office in Doha, at the Embassy of India at the latter’s request. Earlier on August 28, outlining Taliban 2.0’s foreign policy outlook he had stated—“India is …

Eminent persons urge govt to not allow any party to use Afghanistan developments to polarise society
3 years, 3 months ago

Eminent persons urge govt to not allow any party to use Afghanistan developments to polarise society

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the situation in Afghanistan, a group of eminent persons, including former ministers K. Natwar Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Mani Shankar Aiyar, on Wednesday urged the government to continue engaging with the Taliban and not allow any political party to use the developments in that country to communally polarise Indian society for electoral gains. In a statement, the …

Won\'t allow anti-India terror from Afghan soil, Taliban assures Delhi
3 years, 3 months ago

Won\'t allow anti-India terror from Afghan soil, Taliban assures Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough marking the first official contact between the Taliban and the Indian government in Doha, the capital of Qatar, a top Taliban representative on Tuesday assured India that it would not allow Afghan soil to be used by terrorists against it. After the Taliban reached out and sought a meeting, the head of the Taliban’s …

India holds talks with Taliban, seeks early return of nationals from Afghanistan, raises terrorism issue
3 years, 3 months ago

India holds talks with Taliban, seeks early return of nationals from Afghanistan, raises terrorism issue

India TV News  

India on Tuesday held a meeting with a Taliban leader in Doha on latter’s request. Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said early Tuesday that “American soldiers left the Kabul airport, and our nation got its full independence.” The US confirmed its last forces …

UNSC drops Taliban reference from statement on terror activities in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

UNSC drops Taliban reference from statement on terror activities in Afghanistan

India Today  

Nearly two weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council has dropped the reference to the militant group in a recurring paragraph in its statements calling upon Afghan groups not to support terrorists operating on their territory. “The members of the Security Council reaffirmed the importance of combating terrorism in Afghanistan to ensure the territory of …

Majority Indian nationals brought back from Afghanistan, situation being carefully monitored: MEA
3 years, 3 months ago

Majority Indian nationals brought back from Afghanistan, situation being carefully monitored: MEA

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs said a majority of Indian nationals who wished to return from Afghanistan have been brought back to India. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India's focus has been to evacuate its citizens who are stranded in Afghanistan, adding that the last evacuation flight had only about 40 people. Asked whether India will recognise …

40 years of ups and downs in India's Afghan policy
3 years, 3 months ago

40 years of ups and downs in India's Afghan policy

India Today  

Afghanistan as an item on India's foreign policy balance sheet has turned out to be a loss-making proposition more times than one. India supported Najibullah but relations with Afghanistan worsened as Islamist forces took charge in Kabul; President Najibullah was shot, castrated and his body was left hanging from a lamp post. India maintained an airbase at Farkhor, Tajikistan, very …

India evacuates 77 stranded persons from Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

India evacuates 77 stranded persons from Afghanistan

The Hindu  

A special flight of Air India arrived here on Tuesday morning carrying 77 people from Kabul, including 46 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan and the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri received the Sikh holy books at the Delhi airport. “Blessed to receive and pay obeisance to three holy …

India evacuates over 800 people from Kabul under 'Operation Devi Shakti'
3 years, 4 months ago

India evacuates over 800 people from Kabul under 'Operation Devi Shakti'

India Today  

India's complex mission to evacuate its citizens and Afghan partners from Kabul after its swift takeover by the Taliban last week has been named as "Operation Devi Shakti". India began the complex evacuation mission by airlifting 40 Indians from Kabul to Delhi on August 16, a day after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital city. In the last …

Staying invested: on India's relations with Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Staying invested: on India's relations with Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to ask the MEA to brief all parliamentary parties on the Government’s actions in Afghanistan comes as questions grow about the Government’s planning for contingencies there, with the Taliban’s takeover. With most of the Indians based in Afghanistan returning home, or expected to soon, the Government must face the larger strategic questions over whether the …

Air India staff evacuated from Afghanistan hails Indian govt for planning
3 years, 4 months ago

Air India staff evacuated from Afghanistan hails Indian govt for planning

Op India  

“When the IAF pilot told us that we were going to land at Jamnagar, Gujarat, the first thought that came to my mind was astronaut Rakesh Sharma’s reply to Indira Gandhi from space: ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha, Hindustan Hamara'”, said Shirin Pathare, the Air India employee who was flown out of Kabul on August 16, lauding the Indian government for …

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