Javed Akhtar blasts India’s warm welcome to Taliban leader: “I hang my head in shame”
The award-winning wordsmith expressed deep disappointment over the grand reception given to Afghan Foreign Minister and senior Taliban figure, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
The award-winning wordsmith expressed deep disappointment over the grand reception given to Afghan Foreign Minister and senior Taliban figure, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
The stir began earlier this week, when Muttaqi held a press conference in Delhi without inviting any women journalists. The move sparked immediate outrage.
The visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to India is not merely a diplomatic milestone, it is a quiet revolution in South Asian geopolitics.
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi , who was visiting Deoband on Saturday, cut short his visit and returned to Delhi amid controversy surrounding women journalists who had come to cover the engagement.
He exhorted other countries to act against terrorism by stating, "Let other countries also act against such terror groups like Afghanistan did for peace."
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday.
Former Union Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram expressed shock and disappointment over the exclusion of women journalists from Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference in New Delhi.
In a clear message to Pakistan, the two countries unequivocally condemned all acts of terrorism emanating from regional countries.
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for an official visit to India, focused on discussing the bilateral ties and regional matters.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Taliban counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Wednesday, congratulating Afghanistan on its "new achievements in national development".
