Afghanistan turmoilIndia adopts a wait-and-watch policy for Afghanistan
New Delhi to go slow with regime as it repatriates Hindu and Sikh minorities
India's government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facilitating the repatriation of Hindu and Sikh minorities in Afghanistan but has not committed to Muslims. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Getty Images)
NEETA LAL, Contributing writer
August 24, 2021 15:00 JST
NEW DELHI -- The sudden seizure of war-torn Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents amid the withdrawal of United States forces presents a quandary for India, which had cultivated good relations with the former Ashraf Ghani government but has neither engaged nor granted global legitimacy to the hard-liner group.