Jaishankar spoke with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Muttaqi Thursday—marking highest level of engagement since Taliban returned to power—amid India's tensions with Pakistan.

The Taliban administration said last year it was in control of 39 Afghan embassies and consulates globally. The Taliban’s isolation, at least in Asia, seems to be coming to an end.

Speaking in Parliament, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had noted that Pakistan had actively lobbied to ...

New Delhi’s deepening cooperation with the Taliban reflects an acknowledgement of the evolving geopolitical reality in the ...

A UN Security Council report implicates The Resistance Front (TRF) in the Pahalgam terror attack, noting their initial claims ...

Jaishankar's phone call to the Taliban wasn't just a symbolic gesture it marked a clear shift in India's long-standing foreign policy. For years, India avoided any direct contact with the Taliban ...

On Friday, S Jaishankar spoke with his Afghan counterpart. It was the first political-level contact between India and Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power. In this edition of The Lowdown, we ...

India abstained from a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution regarding Afghanistan, citing the need for a balanced ...