India calls for 'pragmatic engagement' with the Taliban: Ambassador Harish tells UNSCIndia advocates for practical engagement with the Taliban at the UN Security Council. New Delhi stresses that focusing solely on punitive a...
11 Dec, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
India abstains from UN vote on Afghanistan, calls out terror groups exploiting Afghan soilIndia abstained from a UN resolution concerning Afghanistan, citing concerns over terrorism and inclusive governance. The resolution, adopt...
08 Jul, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
Pakistan in no rush to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan, say officialsPakistan is adopting a cautious approach to officially recognising the Afghan Taliban government, prioritising its national interests. Whil...
06 Jul, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Russia rewrites history: What Putin's bet on Taliban meansRussia has formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, a significant shift driven by security concerns and regional influenc...
06 Jul, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, says KabulThe US has removed bounties on three senior Taliban leaders, including interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, signaling a shift towards prag...
23 Mar, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
India-Taliban Talks: Misri meets Muttaqi in Dubai for security, trade talksIndian foreign secretary Vikram Misri met Afghan acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai, marking the first high-level engagemen...
12 Jan, 2025, 11.19 PM IST
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate powerThree years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and en...
12 Aug, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in AfghanistanThe Taliban leadership today is different from the one-man rule of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the reclusive founder of the Taliban movement in t...
28 Mar, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport - foreign diplomatsThe United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle for...
24 Nov, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Qatar advises international community to nurture moderate Taliban voicesQatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, while briefing counter-terror experts who gathered for Global Security For...
15 Oct, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
Top Pakistan diplomat details Taliban planPakistan's government is proposing that the international community develop a road map that leads to diplomatic recognition of the Taliban ...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
Qatar may struggle to deliver the revamped Taliban it hypedQatar’s reveled in hosting talks with the Taliban, complete with big backdrops and dramatic lighting, and has gained the trust of its polit...
07 Sep, 2021, 05.51 PM IST
How will the Taliban rule? Here’s the early evidenceTo some extent, the world already knows how that will work, because the Taliban have been essentially controlling parts of Afghanistan for ...
18 Aug, 2021, 10.25 AM IST
Is China about to tuck Afghanistan under its belt and road? Here's what you should knowAfghanistan has vast mineral deposits, including copper, coal, iron ore, lithium and uranium, as well as oil and gas. But even though Chine...
18 Aug, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest ChinaThe region borders on Xinjiang, where China has detained more than 1 million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minorities in what it call...
10 Aug, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
'Joe Biden likely to be pragmatic in dealing with Pakistan, press for action on terrorism'Pakistan's close ties with China and its lack of democracy and disregard for human rights will not be overlooked, said Haqqani, who current...
12 Nov, 2020, 02.48 PM IST
Nancy Powell's meeting with Narendra Modi 'pragmatic', 'necessary step': ReportsThe meeting between Powell, Modi was a 'pragmatic' and 'necessary step', according to a report, that said it seems 'likely' that Modi's vis...
15 Feb, 2014, 01.38 AM IST