Following the highest-level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner".

India pledges development projects in Afghanistan, which has endured years of devastating war and natural disasters.

According to the Pakistani analyst, India’s “courting of the Taliban regime appears to be working.” He pointed to a statement issued by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hours after the Dubai meeting, which spoke of Muttaqi’s “desire of strengthening political & economic relations with India as a key regional and economic player.”

Leaders like Azhar Masood, Amrullah Saleh, and Abdul Rashid Dostum have taken shelter in Tajikistan. The ISI chief met with the President of Tajikistan, as the country has also reduced its engagement with the Taliban government due to the latter's failure to prioritise the Tajik people in Afghanistan.

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has acknowledged India as an important regional and economic power following high-level talks between Foreign Secret

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri held a meeting with the “acting foreign minister of Afghanistan” Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai

India expressed solidarity with the Taliban regime, condemning Pakistani airstrikes that have targeted Afghan civilians, including women and children.

The big focus of this episode of Newstrack is on Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meeting with Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai.