The issue of enhanced usage of the strategic port in Iran also came up during a recent visit to India by Iran’s new Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi.

The Taliban's foreign office views India as a significant regional and economic partner after high-level talks. India's Foreign Secretary met the acting Taliban Foreign Minister in Dubai to discuss expanding relations and boosting trade via Iran's Chabahar Port.

Misri’s meeting with Muttaqi caps a series of engagements — some of them furtive — Indian officials have had with Taliban officials in recent years without resuming diplomatic relations with Afghanistan,

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Afghan Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai. Both sides discussed bilateral issues and the security situation in the region.

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri met Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai, discussing India's readiness to support Afghan development needs and receiving assurance on security concerns.