India's latest diplomatic outreach to Afghanistan's Taliban government signals a marked shift in how it sees the geopolitical reality in the region. This comes more than three years after India suffered a major strategic and diplomatic blow when Kabul fell to the Taliban.

Asad Mirza The pragmatic Indian move to court Taliban 2.0 has sent ripples in the region, particularly in Pakistan, their common foe. This bold Indian move will definitely serve well to safeguard its regional security concerns besides helping boost its aim to emerge as a regional leader.

Is Pakistan on the verge of losing its erstwhile friend, the Afghan Taliban, to its arch-rival India? India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi,

Hopes for friendly dispensation next door were diminished within months when Taliban began to assert themselves and refused to crack down on terrorist hideouts that have long posed a threat to Pakistan's security.

While some analysts say Pakistan need not worry, others warn that Indian influence in Afghanistan could strain ties.

The Taliban leadership has built confidence in New Delhi by not doing anything that goes against India’s security interests say analysts