Afghan Health Minister Noor Jalal Jalali is expected in New Delhi, marking the third recent Taliban–India engagement amid Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions.
The fatal crash of an Indian Tejas aircraft at Al Maktoum International Airport has raised new questions about HAL’s flagship fighter project, with investigators probing structural, control and avionics failures.
India’s outreach, Pakistan’s red lines, and Afghanistan’s search for alternatives converge in a tense regional moment shaped by geography and militancy.