Afghanistan
India, Australia discuss Afghanistan crisis after Taliban takeover
After in-depth discussion on bilateral and regional issues, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the 2+2 dialogue signifies the importance of the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. India and Australia share an important partnership which is based on a shared vision of free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. "As two democracies we have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region," he said.
Afghan nationals in Delhi protest against Pakistan
The Afghans gathered in Delhi's Chanakyapuri area and protested carrying posters and banners. Afghan citizen Dr Abdul Ghafoor Arab told IANS, "Pakistan has been sending terrorists to our country for the last 40 years. They have torn our country into pieces. Pakistan's army is present in Afghanistan. All these Talibanis are Pakistanis."
Terror outfuts must be prevented from using Afghanistan soil as sanctuary for carrying out attacks: BRICS
Discussing the concerns over the situation in Afghanistan, the BRICS nations strongly condemned terror activities that were carried in and around the Afghan territories. However, none of the leaders explicitly mentioned the Taliban during the entire summit.
NSA Ajit Doval holds security dialogue with Russian counterpart, highlights Pakistani ISI's links with terror groups in Afghanistan
During the meeting, the two sides discussed “humanitarian and migration problems” in Afghanistan while also looking at the prospects for launching a peace process on the basis of an intra-Afghan dialogue with the help of joint efforts of India and Russia, a Russian statement said.
My statement on Taliban deliberately distorted: Mehbooba
Taking to Twitter she wrote: "Not surprised that my statement on Sharia has been deliberately distorted. Cant point fingers since most countries that claim to uphold Sharia have failed to imbibe its true values. They are only fixated with restricting women through do's & dont's, dress codes etc.
Taliban’s new interim government 'illegitimate and unjustifiable', says Afghanistan embassy in India
The Taliban announced its new government on Tuesday, following which the Afghan Foreign Ministry “condemned” the announcement and called it “illegitimate and unjustifiable”. Meanwhile, no official statements were put out by New Delhi on the Taliban’s new government or on the Afghan Embassy statement.
If Taliban follows 'real' Islamic Sharia, they can become model for world: Mehbooba Mufti
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader said the image of Taliban in their first term was against humanity and human rights, but this time if they want to rule Afghanistan they should follow the real Islamic Sharia as mentioned in the holy Quran which, specifies rights for women, children and the elderly and govern as per the model of Madina given by the prophet.
Both CIA chief, Russian NIA hold talks with New Delhi on security issues in Afghanistan
Both the CIA chief and Russian NSA arrived in Delhi as the Taliban announced its new interim government in Kabul. The terrorist outfit named 33 cabinet ministers, out of which 5 ministers are reportedly under UN sanctions for terrorism and drug trafficking.
Pakistan's continuing nefarious designs in J&K
It was expected that Pakistan would seek a return of the favour extended to the Taliban, and shift the entire terror ecosystem including terror training camps to Afghanistan. Grey-listing of Pakistan by the FATF has brought the establishment under consistent strain. A prolonged stay on the list is detrimental to its long term sustainability. The world has also realized the FATF's role in keeping pressure on Pakistan to keep jihadi/ terror groups under rein.
India, Russia meet on security issues including Afghanistan begins
The Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will be discussing these security-related issues with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev following the situation that arises after the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan.
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