The high-tech war machine is designed to detect ballistic missiles, stealth aircraft, and other aerial threats easily, allowing India to respond in real time through its air defence systems.

While some analysts say Pakistan need not worry, others warn that Indian influence in Afghanistan could strain ties.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Prabowo Subianto to be the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, Indian reports say.

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'.

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.

Year 2024 was Pakistan’s deadliest in a decade, with at least 685 civilian fatalities & roughly 444 terror attacks, according to an annual security report by a Pakistan-based think tank.

PATIALA: A group of 101 farmers will once again take a protest march to New Delhi from Punjab’s Shambhu border point with neighbouring Haryana on January 21. The announcement has come as the ...

India on Monday condemned air strikes that Pakistan publicly never acknowledged in Afghanistan, backing the interim administration of Afghan Taliban, who were once viewed by New Delhi as Pakistan's proxy.

India is yet to officially recognise the Taliban government but forging strong ties with Afghanistan seem to be the way forward, considering their common regional rival Pakistan. Both sides reviewed the security situaton in the region, with Misri saying New Delhi was ready to expand ties with Kabul in political and economic fields.

Is Pakistan on the verge of losing its erstwhile friend, the Afghan Taliban, to its arch-rival India? India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi,

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