Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, Observer Research Foundation America, was quoted in Open Magazine News Brief titled “Dhruva Jaishankar says formal ties with Kabul unlikely in near future“ by Ullekh NP: “India has had its highest-level official meeting in Afghanistan with the Taliban leadership since the fall of Kabul in August 2021. As far as can be discerned, India’s aims are limited: providing humanitarian and food aid to the people of Afghanistan to avert a crisis and exploring the establishment of consular and other basic embassy functions by local staff. This does not mean formal diplomatic relations, which are contingent upon a number of factors, and are consequently unlikely in the near future.”
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