According to the Pakistani analyst, India’s “courting of the Taliban regime appears to be working.” He pointed to a statement issued by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hours after the Dubai meeting, which spoke of Muttaqi’s “desire of strengthening political & economic relations with India as a key regional and economic player.”

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.

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.

India has initiated discussions with Afghanistan's Taliban government, focusing on development and health support. Talks involved India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Taliban's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai.

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.

The meeting was part of the Indian side’s continuing engagement with the Taliban regime in Kabul, which isn’t formally recognised by New Delhi