Harsha Kakar kakarharsha@gmail.com The visit of the Taliban interim foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India this week will be closely watched across the region as it would bring India-Afghan relations, quietly nurtured over the years, into the open. In Jan this year, the Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri had met Muttaqi in Dubai. In May, there was a tele-conversation between Muttaqi and Jaishankar. Afghanistan had offered condolences for the Pahalgam attack. Other interactions too have occurred over the years. … Continue reading India increasing engagement with Afghanistan