In a sudden move, the Modi government sent a senior M.E.A. official and diplomat to Kabul on Thursday, to meet with the Taliban regime’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Mottaqi. Thus far, Delhi, which doesn’t have an embassy in Kabul and like other countries doesn’t recognise the Taliban regime had not sent a former delegation, which many countries have.
The M.E.A. said that the visit was about humanitarian assistance. In a statement announcing the visit, its said that the team, led by Jt Secretary JP Singh and consisting of a number of diplomatic and security officials met with Mr. Mottaqi and also toured India-funded facilities like the Chimtala power plant, a hospital and a school.
What has India’s humanitarian assistance been?
