Opinion | Why India is quietly deepening its engagement with the Taliban
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“In February, New Delhi raised its aid allocation to Afghanistan in the 2026-27 budget to 1.5 billion rupees (US$16 million) from 1 billion rupees – signalling a sustained commitment to developmental support for the war-ravaged country.”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence does not mention India's 2026-27 budget allocation to Afghanistan. All cited Wikipedia sources pertain to historical relations, Afghan diaspora, and infrastructure projects, with no reference to aid increases or budget figures.
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— The Kingdom of Afghanistan and the Union of India established bilateral relations in January 1950. India was the only South Asian country to recognize the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan–India_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan–India_relations
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— Afghan Indians are Indian citizens and non-citizen residents born in, or with ancestors from, Afghanistan. As of early 2021, there are at least 15,806 Afghans temporarily residing in India under a spe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_India
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— Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the Asian Development Bank. The pipeline…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakis…
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