Kabul/New Delhi, Online Desk. Things are changing rapidly in Afghanistan with the countdown to the withdrawal of American troops. The Taliban have control over 50 of the 370 districts of Afghanistan.
A parallel Taliban government is running in these districts. The latest political situation in Afghanistan is such that the Taliban cannot be completely ruled out. It is expected that the Taliban will have a major stake in the formation of the government. In such a situation, India has changed its approach.
This is the reason why India has started normalizing relations with the Taliban. This move of India has created panic in Pakistan. Let us know how the relations with India and the Taliban were. Why Pakistan has got chili in the close relations between Taliban and India.
India's initiative to forge diplomatic relations with Taliban, panic in Pakistan
Pro. Harsh Pant says that recently India has taken the initiative to build diplomatic relations with the Taliban. It is necessary for Indian interests. This initiative of India is the need of the hour. India has changed its attitude towards the Taliban.
It is in line with the need of the hour. He said that in the kind of situation in Afghanistan, the Taliban cannot be completely ruled out.
A stable and stable government is not being imagined in Afghanistan without the Taliban. It has now been decided that the Taliban will participate in the government of Afghanistan.
He said that sometimes the diplomatic dialogue is necessary for the interest of the country.
Pro. Pant sees this diplomatic initiative of India with a positive view. He said normal relations with the Taliban are the need of the hour to serve Indian interests in Afghanistan. However, India is making strides in maintaining normal relations with the Taliban.
He said that this initiative of India must have caused panic in Pakistan. The main reason for this is that Pakistan has cordial relations with the Taliban.
Despite all the opposition from America, Pakistan has been helping the Taliban. On the other hand, the Taliban has also broken its image of Pakistan, the attitude of the Taliban has changed. Due to this, relations between India and the Taliban have softened.
India has better relations with the government in Afghanistan now. Therefore, India is insisting on striking a balance between the relations between the Taliban and the Government of Afghanistan.
Prof Pant said that if the relations between the Taliban and India are normal then it will be in line with Indian interests. This is India's pragmatic approach.
What has been India's policy regarding Taliban
Let us tell you that India never gave official recognition to the Taliban. Whenever the Taliban offered talks, it was not accepted by India. In fact, the Indian government never considered the Taliban as a side, but these things have been passed. The situation is no longer the same as it was during the Kandahar plane hijacking incident.
So, at any level, the government is in touch with the Taliban, right? The Ministry of External Affairs had indicated in the past, we have always wanted to promote peace and stability in Afghanistan. For this, we are in touch with many stakeholders.
The story of the existence of the Taliban
From 1979 to 1989, Afghanistan was ruled by the Soviet Union. At that time America, Pakistan, and Arab countries continued to provide money and weapons to Afghan fighters (Mujahideen). When Soviet forces left Afghanistan, Afghan fighters came under one banner under the Mujahideen faction. The name of this group is the Taliban. However, at this time the Taliban has split into several factions.
There is a lot of Pashtun in western and northern Pakistan. This is the reason why the US sees the Afghan Taliban and the Taliban divided as Pakistan.
The Taliban terrorist organization consists of 90 percent tribal people. They are related to the madrasas of Pakistan. Taliban means student in the language of Pashto.
In 1999, an Indian Airlines plane was hijacked at Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan. At that time, the Taliban had blackmailed the Indian government at the behest of Pakistan.
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