From the Times of India April 29:
NEW DELHI: As it looks to mobilise international opinion against Pakistan’s support to cross-border terrorism, the government also briefed the Taliban regime in Afghanistan about the common neighbour’s links with the April 22 Pahalgam attack. According to sources, Taliban’s acting foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi strongly condemned the terrorist attack in a meeting with an Indian delegation headed by MEA joint secretary Anand Prakash, who handles Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, underscoring the need to punish the perpetrators.
The visit by Prakash came in the middle of soaring India-Pakistan tensions over the attack. India’s ties with the Taliban dispensation in Kabul have improved dramatically in the recent past, contrary to the fear in August 2021 - after the Taliban took over Kabul – that the armed militia would act as a proxy government run by the ISI. All this while, Pakistan’s own ties with the Taliban have seen a stead deterioration, mainly because of the activities of Pakistan Taliban (TTP).
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The Taliban, in fact, had categorically condemned the Pahalgam attack last week too, saying such incidents undermine efforts to ensure regional security and stability. Given the current circumstances, Afghanistan is unlikely to allow Pakistan any “strategic depth” that it has always sought in the country in the event of a military conflict with India....
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I would like to meet this Dr. Prakash of the Ministry of External Affairs.
"Okay Anand, your portfolio is Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, go get 'em tiger."
Hey, no pressure!
In his spare time he also represents India to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
(members: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)
As we pointed out in April 23's "Whoa: India Suspends Indus Waters Treaty With Pakistan—UPDATED":
