Is India Talking To Taliban In Afghanistan? Foreign Ministry Says

The foreign secretary was part of the government team led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the all-party meeting on Afghanistan crisis.

India is engaged with important stakeholders and regional countries on the Afghan crisis and is adopting a "wait and watch" approach to see whether the new dispensation in Afghanistan will be solely a government of the Taliban or be part of a power-sharing arrangement with other Afghan leaders. It is learnt that Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said this while briefing parliamentary leaders of political parties at an all-party meeting convened by the government to apprise them about India's assessment and approach on the developments in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized its control. Mr Shringla informed the lawmakers that India is working with its key partners and is continuing engagement with the people of Afghanistan, said one of the attendees on condition of anonymity. The foreign secretary was part of the government team led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the all-party meeting.