Devirupa Mitra
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Diplomatic Editor, The Wire (@thewire.in)
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New Delhi has not yet applied for a waiver. Officials told me dates for Muttaqi’s visit must be finalised first - “dates were not finalised, so waiver does not arise". If it goes ahead, FM Muttaqi’s trip would be India’s first bilateral visit at political level with the Taliban since Aug 2021. 2/2
India Planning Taliban FM Visit, to Seek UN Waiver Once Dates Fixed
If it goes ahead, this would mark India’s first and highest-level bilateral visit at the political level since the fall of the Afghan Republic to the Taliban in August 2021.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New Delhi has not yet applied for a waiver. Officials told me dates for Muttaqi’s visit must be finalised first - “dates were not finalised, so waiver does not arise". If it goes ahead, FM Muttaqi’s trip would be India’s first bilateral visit at political level with the Taliban since Aug 2021. 2/2
Afghanistan foreign ministry's deputy spokesperson tweeted a readout of the main takeaways of the meeting from the Taliban.
(note:this is a machine translation)
key difference between the Indian and Taliban readouts is the mention of visas in the later.
(note:this is a machine translation)
key difference between the Indian and Taliban readouts is the mention of visas in the later.
January 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Afghanistan foreign ministry's deputy spokesperson tweeted a readout of the main takeaways of the meeting from the Taliban.
(note:this is a machine translation)
key difference between the Indian and Taliban readouts is the mention of visas in the later.
(note:this is a machine translation)
key difference between the Indian and Taliban readouts is the mention of visas in the later.