This is after 9/11, when ISI chief General Mahmoud Ahmed was in the United States, saying that after the attack, he was looking at the United States as if it were a wounded animal.
Prior to the attack, US CIA Chief George General Mahmoud had spoken to al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar about stopping al-Qaeda attacks on US bases and installations around the world.
And to take action against Osama bin Laden. After the tragedy, a high-level government delegation led by General Mahmoud Ahmed met Mullah Omar.
The delegation also included some religious figures from Pakistan, sources said. Al-Qaeda leader Mullah Osama bin Laden was quoted as saying that all leaders, including General Mahmoud, were trying to persuade Mullah Omar and his cabinet that Osama bin Laden should be extradited to the United States or all al-Qaeda members.
Leadership including Osama bin Laden should be expelled from Afghanistan and then go to America and go to Al Qaeda. Mullah Omar and his cabinet listened to the Pakistani delegation with great satisfaction and after the whole discussion gave a clear message of "Absolutely Not" from which the delegation returned.
However, in the wake of the meeting, US agencies began to cast doubt on Pakistan and the chief ISI was accused of going to the Taliban to carry out US attacks and prevent them.
Pakistan then decided to play the role of frontline ally with the United States and President Musharraf removed General Mahmood Ahmed from the post of ISI chief. What we lost and what we gained as a front line ally is a long debate, but the fact is that Pakistan has paid a price that no other country in the region has paid.
After twenty years of continuous war. Around Kabul today are the same Taliban who refused to obey US orders with the message "absolutely not".
With the withdrawal of US forces, world politics and diplomacy have shifted to South Asia and Central Asia, which is probably why it has been so busy with diplomacy in the past week.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi attended a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and met with his Indian counterpart and other counterparts to discuss the changing situation in the region.
The Taliban are gaining control of the area as quickly as the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Under these circumstances, Afghanistan remained the focal point of the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
All countries in the region are keeping a close eye on the shift in the balance of power in Afghanistan in favor of the Taliban, as the threat of anarchy erupting from Afghan soil is once again growing and will affect all neighboring countries.
Khan has also returned home after completing a two-day visit to Uzbekistan. During his visit, he further strengthened relations between the two countries in the form of agreements in various walks of life. He also addressed an international conference on South Asia, Central Asia, regional ties, issues and opportunities in Tashkent.
Significant. The passing away of the other Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on this occasion without shaking hands with the Indian Foreign Minister was not only a silent message to India and other countries but also an expression of the present government's Kashmir policy. While replying, when asked about the Pak-India relations, he said, "How long have we been waiting for India to become a civilized neighbor, but what can we do? The ideology of the RSS stands in the way of India."
The statement was Pakistan's response to the Narendra Modi government's Hindu extremist policies. More importantly, the recent rise of the Taliban has also thwarted India's policies, which India had adopted in response to heavy investment after the advent of the Northern Alliance. It was not just the risk of investment sinking that India has consistently opposed the Taliban-US talks since they began.
From Hamid Karzai to the current era of Ashraf Ghani, India has been completely leaning towards the Afghan government. But just a few weeks ago, analysts in the Indian media started criticizing India's policy and advised the government that India should establish its ties with the Taliban as soon as possible as it is too late now.
It has become a reality that the whole world, including the United States, is acknowledging. Other major powers in the region, including Russia and China, have not only recognized the Taliban but also provided them with full support for negotiations.
On the other hand, the Taliban are also getting better diplomatically than in their previous era and they are re-establishing relations with all the regional countries including Iran, China, Russia. In such a situation, India should also establish its relations with them.
However, the Indian government stepped up its efforts to contact the Taliban, and some media outlets reported that Indian and Taliban delegations had met, but Taliban sources did not confirm this. However, on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Indian Foreign Minister SJ Shankar once again accused Lashkar-e-Taiba of being involved in military operations against the Afghan government in Afghanistan.
The Taliban
While the world is acknowledging Pakistan's role in bringing peace to the region, India is facing a number of concerns regarding its role. India is under increasing pressure to improve its relations with the Taliban, but its relations with the Afghan government are hampered.
On the other hand, the presence of Indian consulates on Afghan soil and various measures against Pakistan from there are also in question. There are signs. The Indian consulate in Kandahar has been closed, while diplomatic staff in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif have been severely restricted.
Now India has very limited options here. One is to improve relations with the Taliban, shut down its negative activities in the region, end its propaganda campaign, and prepare for dialogue with Pakistan to resolve issues such as Kashmir for a positive role in the region. Otherwise, its role in regional development will be limited.
At present, regional powers seem to agree to promote regionalism by minimizing the influence of forces outside the region in order to promote economic development and bilateral relations. To begin with Under these circumstances, there is no room for negative activity in the region
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