Dr. S. Foreign Minister Jaishankar on Thursday held his first official discussion with the acting minister of foreign affairs, Aamir Khan Muttki of the Taliban rule of Afghanistan. In this conversation, issues such as India-down traditional friendship, development collaboration and recently strong condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack arose. Good conversation with the acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, tonight. Appreciate his condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack. Has his firm rejection of recent attempts to bring about distrust between India and Afghanistan through false and … – Dr. S. Jaishankar (@Drshaishankar) On May 15, 2025 In this historical conversation, Jaishankar’s traditional friendship with Afghan people underlined and repeated the commitment of constant support for their developmental needs. It is noteworthy that India has not yet given official recognition to the Taliban rule. This dialogue takes place at a time when the Taliban government publicly condemned the Pahalgam attack. 26 people, including militants supported by Pakistan, died in this terror attack on May 7 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. After the conversation, Jaishankar wrote on the social media platform ‘X’. This is the first time that India and Taliban have had an official talks at the political level, while India has not yet formally recognized the Taliban government. Earlier in January 2025, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Egypt met Muttki in Dubai. Earlier, such contact was seen in the year 1999-2000 when Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh spoke to the then Advocate of Taliban Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Muttakil during the Kandahar Aircraft’s disaster case. Experts believe that this dialogue is part of India’s strategic diplomacy, including trying to achieve coordination and regional stability with the Afghan population by communicating with the Taliban. India’s move not only reflects its long -term commitment to the Afghan population, but also underlines its active role in changing geopolitical comparisons in the region. Share this story -tags
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