Russia scraps Taliban's 'terror' label amid warming tiesRussia's Supreme Court has removed the Taliban's designation as a terrorist organization, signaling a shift towards closer ties with Afghan...
17 Apr, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Russia and the Taliban: Here's why Putin wants to get closer to Afghanistan's current rulersRussia is considering taking Taliban off its terrorist list and aiming to strengthen ties amid Afghan crisis. Economic goals include develo...
21 Apr, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
It’s up to Taliban to create politically inclusive govt: Putin’s Special EnvoyPakistan and China have reservations against inviting India, Kabulov hinted. The remarks came shortly after NSAs of India, Russia, China an...
31 May, 2022, 09.57 AM IST
Russian FM Lavrov arrives in China to take part in Afghanistan's neighbouring countries' meetWhile the purpose of Lavrov's visit to China is to take part in the meeting on Afghanistan, significance is attached to his visit as Beijin...
30 Mar, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
Premature to talk about recognising Taliban govt: Russian MinisterVershinin, who met Foreign Secretary and other senior officials on Monday, told select media here on Tuesday, “Russian and Indian stances [...
01 Feb, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
Desperate Taliban seeks global recognition through Oslo meet; Russia denies hosting Taliban leadersRussia remains worried about the spread of radicals in Eurasia from Afghanistan besides possible civil war type situation in Afghanistan & ...
24 Jan, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
Official recognition eludes Taliban at the Moscow Format meetRussia, convenor of the Moscow Format, besides India had earlier made it clear that official recognition for the current regime is presentl...
22 Oct, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
India meets members of Taliban interim govt for first timeThe meeting between India and Taliban on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet in the Russian capital (convened and initiated by Russia) ...
21 Oct, 2021, 12.02 AM IST
No haste to recognise Taliban officially: Vladimir Putin"There should be no haste to recognize the Taliban officially. We are aware that they should be cooperated with, but there is no place for ...
15 Oct, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
Change of power in Kabul not inclusive, happened without negotiations: PM ModiThis is the first time that the highest political leadership in India has described the change of regime in Kabul in such terms. Modi also ...
18 Sep, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
India discusses with security officials of US, UK, Russia implications of ISI's links with terror groups in AfghanistanThe two countries have also decided to set up combined teams comprising of foreign ministry and national security officials of each country...
08 Sep, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
NSA Ajit Doval, top Russian security official hold talks on Afghan crisisIn the Doval-Patrushev talks, both sides deliberated on a coordinated approach in dealing with any possible spilling out of terrorist activ...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Moscow’s position on Afghanistan is very close to that of India: Envoy"What the two of us need in Afghanistan is security, predictability, and inclusive government, which will satisfy the needs of the Afghan p...
07 Sep, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Taliban more 'clear eyed and rational' than before: ChinaChinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that although the situation hasn't cleared up completely, it is believed that the "...
26 Aug, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Russia was ready for Taliban's win due to longtime contactsRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasised this week that Moscow was "in no rush" to recognize the Taliban as the new rulers of Afgh...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
View: India and Russia at an Afghan crossroadsSince then, India’s and Russia’s roads in Afghanistan parted and the convergence of views disappeared into the blue. Moscow’s approach to t...
25 Jul, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
Russia assures India that it has limited contacts with Taliban'Russia makes a significant contribution to the collective fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.'
12 Jul, 2018, 10.54 PM IST