India continues to play a dangerous double game in Afghanistan, engaging the Taliban regime both bilaterally & through regional & international platforms while carefully avoiding formal recognition of Afghan Taliban regime.
New Delhi’s actions reveal a cunning foreign policy aimed at exploiting Afghanistan for its narrow strategic goals against Pakistan, rather than genuinely supporting the Afghan people or stability in the region.
After the failure of Operation Sindoor, India has shifted to using Taliban insurgents & elements of the regime as proxies against Pakistan, providing limited weapons & intelligence support to provoke unrest along Pakistan’s western borders.
Yet, the Taliban regime itself seems unaware or indifferent to India’s hidden agenda, accepting assistance without questioning New Delhi’s intentions.
India has made it clear it will not recognise Afghanistan’s government openly nor provide genuine support, keeping its actions covert while pursuing geopolitical gains.
India’s flawed strategy is already facing setbacks. The recent closure of India’s Tajik Air Base, used to monitor Afghanistan and Pakistan’s northern regions, signals the limitations of Modi’s aggressive foreign policy.
History shows that when the Afghan Taliban were an insurgency, Pakistan backed them to stabilize the region. Today, as the Taliban control Kabul, India seeks to manipulate the same group against Pakistan, turning erstwhile insurgents into tools of Indian deception.
Tensions escalated when Pakistan struck Kabul in early October, coinciding with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India.
This high level engagement highlighted India’s intention to upgrade its Kabul mission to a full embassy & resume stalled infrastructure & welfare projects, all while keeping the Afghan people in the dark about its true motives.
India’s approach is a stark reminder of Modi’s manipulative tactics in regional politics, exploiting conflicts & using proxies rather than building genuine trust and stability in Afghanistan.
