In the first high-level talks since the Taliban’s Kabul takeover, the Indian foreign ministry engaged with the Afghanistan regime in Dubai on Wednesday. The Taliban says it has urged New Delhi to issue visas to Afghan businessmen,

India will consider engaging in development projects in Afghanistan in the near future, India's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, despite the lack of diplomatic relations. The statement followed a meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai.