The report also noted Pakistan’s internal and border challenges. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ideologically linked to the Afghan Taliban, carried out over 600 attacks in Pakistan last year, resulting in approximately 1,600 deaths, including 700 security personnel.

Following the highest-level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner".

India's engagement with the Taliban-led Afghan government is redefining South Asia's political landscape. A significant meeting between India and the

India and Afghanistan held their first high-level interaction with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meeting Afghan Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai. For Pakistan, this comes as a shocker as it has always considered Kabul its 'satellite state'.

India and Afghanistan have taken a significant step in securing their first high-level bilateral engagement. No foreign government, including India, officially recognizes the Taliban regime.

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