Islamabad's red line; Asif Durrani warns of Taliban-India rapprochement

Elaha Mon Jul 2026 2 months ago 494

He emphasized that Pakistan has no objection to normal relations between the Taliban and India, and that every independent country has the right to determine its own foreign relations.


Durrani, noting that Islamabad might tolerate ideological and diplomatic differences with the Taliban, said there is a significant difference between normal diplomatic relations and the formation of a hostile strategic alliance.


He added that the Taliban must choose between maintaining balance in regional relations and addressing Pakistan's security concerns, or turning Afghanistan into a field of rivalry between India and Pakistan.


This former Pakistani diplomat also stated that Islamabad can come to terms with an independent Afghanistan; however, it will not remain indifferent to an Afghanistan used for the strategic encirclement of Pakistan. According to him, the final decision lies with the Taliban, and its consequences will also fall on this group.


These remarks come as Kabul has expanded its relations with India amid the souring of ties between the Taliban and Pakistan. In recent months, at least four Taliban ministers have traveled to India, and the minister of agriculture for this group, during his recent trip to New Delhi, described India as Afghanistan's "good old friend" and called for the development of technical and economic cooperation between the two sides.

Asif Durrani, Pakistan's former representative on Afghan affairs, has stated that the expansion of the Taliban's relations with India, if it harms Pakistan's interests—especially at a time when, according to him, Afghan soil is in the hands of anti-Pakistan terrorist groups—would constitute crossing a "red line" for Islamabad.

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