Ikramuddin Kamil has been designated Afghanistan’s representative in Mumbai, according to a fresh claim by the Taliban-run Bakhtar News Agency. Kamil is a post-PhD legal studies scholar at South Asia University in New Delhi, India.
The news outlet cited Afghanistan’s Foreign Department insiders as verifying Kamil’s being appointed, however Indian authorities have not yet provided a formal announcement. Taliban’s diplomatic missions will be managed by the Islamic Emirate’s new interim envoy. Additionally, the new official will speak for Afghan concerns in the Indian city.
According to Bakhtar, Ikramuddin Kamil is presently in Mumbai, performing his diplomatic activities. Kamil’s assignment to the Mumbai embassy was also brought up in a social media post by the Afghanistan’s senior foreign minister official for political issues.
Over three years ago, the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan following two decades. No other states in the international community have officially recognized the organization as the administration in Afghanistan. In the meantime, a variety of nations have deepened their bonds with the Taliban rulers without acknowledging it. India seeks to grow its influence in Afghanistan.
Shortly after a top Indian Foreign Ministry representative traveled to Afghanistan, Kamil was conveyed to Mumbai. Taliban’s temporary defense minister met with J P Singh, who leads Indian diplomatic mission to Afghanistan, along with Pakistan and Iran.
India’s humanitarian help was the primary subject of discussion, according to the spokesperson for the country’s foreign department. The conversations included how Afghanistan’s economy may exploit Iran’s Chabahar port for global commerce. Chabahar port is regarded as to be vital by India in overhauling the regional economic structure. Tehran and New Delhi inked the contract to build and manage the plant during the ensuing ten years.
India has been mindful of its strategy toward Afghanistan following the takeover by Taliban. New Delhi intends to collaborate with the Taliban rulers to preserve its goals in Afghanistan without officially acknowledging them as official administrative system in the country.
India dispatched a technical delegation to Afghanistan capital two yrars ago to coordinate the shipment of aid supplies. The Taliban have insisted on retaining their own representation in Delhi ever since the technical mission began working.
New Delhi is making attempts to incrementally reclaim its political clout in Afghanistan. Once the Taliban came to dominate the country in August 2021, India faced the vacuum.
It is thought that the Afghan diaspora will benefit substantially from having an Afghan representative in Mumbai.
In October, 2023, the country’s consulate in New Delhi shut down. The Indian administration’s insufficient collaboration was one of the problems mentioned by the embassy.
India’s previous representative to Iran says the most recent appointment of the new Mumbai mission is a practical rigid decision. The administration of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani selected the preceding ambassador. He failed to return back to India, leaving an authority gap.
