The Minister of External Affairs of India, S Jaishankar, said that India’s stance regarding the recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is in consonance with that of the international community.
The Hindu Newspaper said in a report that Jaishankar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, said India’s approach to Afghanistan continues to be guided by its historical relations, friendship with its people and relevant UN resolutions.
“India’s stance in regard to recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is in consonance with that of the international community,” he said.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced that it is our strategy, and we have raised it as Afghanistan’s policy, that we will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any country,” the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said.
Jaishankar emphasized that the responsibilities of the Afghan embassy in India are currently being carried out by the diplomats of the previous government.
“During the past two years, some Afghan diplomats have left India since they obtained residency in third countries. However, the remaining Afghan diplomats based in India have taken over the responsibility for the continued diplomatic functioning of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,” he said.
“The opening of the embassy not only in India but in the whole world is for the benefit of the Afghan people and it is possible when the Taliban have a positive interaction with the world and accept the demands of the international community,” Nisar Ahmad Shirzai, a political analyst told TOLOnews.
“It seems that the world emphasizes the formation of the government through the division of power between rival groups,” saidShakir Hayat, another political analyst told TOLOnews.
The Afghan embassy in New Delhi previously released a statement in which they stated that following several weeks of waiting, the Indian government ignored their requests, forcing them to make a difficult decision and turn over the embassy in New Delhi.
