The Indian government is about to take the decision to resume the diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, but this step will not mean the recognition of the regime of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”. About this today, June 8, Indian media write.

The reopening of the Indian Embassy in Kabul was discussed last week during the visit of the Special Envoy of Afghanistan to Kabul JP Singh. According to The Hindustan Times, New Delhi plans to send a limited number of young civil servants to Kabul, mainly to oversee consular affairs and the distribution of humanitarian aid.

Recall that India withdrew all its officials from the embassy in Kabul after the former government Ashraf Ghani collapsed in August last year, along with the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Power passed to the Taliban movement (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation). Maintaining the Indian mission in Kabul is now the responsibility of local Afghan staff.

According to a researcher from the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Samira Patila, it is necessary to recognize “the harsh reality that Afghanistan will be under the domination of the Taliban for a long time”. Therefore, it is not in India’s interest to ignore this reality. After all, all other regional actors have already established working relationships with the Taliban, and the Afghan people’s need for humanitarian assistance is still great.

As reported EAD every day formerly Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said his office was working to remove obstacles to improving diplomatic relations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). The statement came after an Indian delegation held talks in Kabul with IEA leaders last week.