India, Taliban to Meet face-to-face at Moscow-format Meeting Today
India and Taliban will come face-to-face at the “Moscow Format” meeting hosted by Russia on Wednesday, with discussions expected to focus on the security situation and formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
The participants – India, USA, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian states – will also touch upon the issues of consolidating efforts of the international community to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Taliban-ruled country.
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This is the first Moscow format dialogue since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August.
“We have received an invitation for the Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on October 20. We will be participating in it,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said when asked about the meeting. “I don’t have a final confirmation as to who would be attending but it is likely that we will have (participation) at the joint secretary level,” he said.
In August, New Delhi and the Taliban had their first official engagement in Doha where Indian envoy Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the head of Taliban’s political office.
The Moscow Format is likely to be the first formal contact between New Delhi and the Taliban government after a caretaker cabinet was announced by the insurgent group. Russia has been holding the ‘Moscow Format’ of talks since 2017 to discuss Afghan issues.
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