Updated May 14th 2025, 21:04 IST
A top Taliban leader, Mullah Muhammad Ibrahim Sadr, visited New Delhi days after Pahalgam terror attack and before India launched Operation Sindoor. Follow:
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New Delhi: Top Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim Sadr visited India after Pahalgam terror attack, signalling potential recalibration between Taliban and New Delhi amid peak tensions with Pakistan.
Sources in Kabul claim that Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim Sadr, Taliban’s Deputy Interior Minister, arrived in New Delhi on May 3, just days after the Pahalgam massacre. Ibrahim Sadr, known to be close to the Taliban’s supreme leader, wields significant influence over the group’s security apparatus.
The Taliban leader is reportedly not closely aligned with Pakistan, given Islamabad’s long-standing interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
Speculation is mounting that Ibrahim Sadr’s presence in India may indicate a strategic shift by New Delhi during heightened tensions with Islamabad.
Reacting to the development, sources from the Taliban’s foreign ministry stated that they are engaging with India at multiple levels. They further clarified that Ibrahim Sadr’s visit was a follow-up to an earlier Indian foreign ministry delegation trip to Kabul.
Who is Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim Sadr?
Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim Sadr, also known as Sadr Ibrahim, was appointed Deputy Minister of Interior in 2021.
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