Why China backs Taliban and how it poses a threat to India

The fast-paced move that China has made in engaging with the Taliban in Afghanistan and virtually exhorting the world to mainstream the Taliban

The return of the Taliban has been perceived as a victory not only for Pakistan but also for China. While Pakistan has always supported the Taliban, China emerged as a sympathiser and friendly ‘Big Brother’ around 2019. In 2019, a Taliban delegation visited Beijing to meet China’s special representative for Afghanistan Deng Xijun. The Taliban and China discussed the outfit’s peace talks with the United States.