New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- It was a scene few could have imagined just a few years ago. Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi for a week-long visit - the highest-level Taliban engagement with India since the group seized power in 2021. Delhi, which once firmly backed the Western-supported Afghan government ousted by the Taliban, is now hosting the new regime's top diplomat. The visit signals a remarkable realignment in South Asia's strategic landscape. That the Taliban's relations with Pakistan - its erstwhile patron - have soured so quickly, while India has cautiously opened dialogue, marks a profound shift in regional equations. The discussions on trade, diplomacy, and economic cooperation reveal the pragmati...