ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed serious concerns about Saturday’s inauguration by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project (KHEP) in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The inauguration is a “violation of the Indus Waters Treaty” that regulates the sharing of the river’s water, said Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
“Despite several rounds of bilateral negotiations and mediations under the auspices of the World Bank, India continued with the construction of the project. This intransigence… clearly threatens the sanctity of the treaty.”
As the treaty’s custodian, the World Bank must urge India to address Pakistan’s reservations about the KHEP, the ministry added.
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Pakistan expresses concern over Indian hydroelectric project
Pakistan expresses concern over Indian hydroelectric project
- The inauguration is a “violation of the Indus Waters Treaty,” said Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
- As the treaty’s custodian, the World Bank must urge India to address Pakistan’s reservations about the KHEP, the ministry added
Afghan Taliban envoy posted to Indian capital
- India has not officially recognized Taliban government but latest move signals deepening engagement between both
- Development takes place as New Delhi seeks to exploit surging tensions between Kabul, Islamabad to its advantage
NEW DELHI, India: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appointed their first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, charged with leading their embassy in Delhi.
India has not officially recognized the Taliban government, but the move signals a deepening engagement, with New Delhi seeking to exploit divisions between Islamabad and Kabul.
Noor Ahmad Noor, a Taliban foreign ministry official, assumed responsibility as charge d’affaires, and has already held meetings with Indian officials, the embassy said in a statement.
“Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening Afghanistan-India relations,” the Afghan Embassy said, in a post on X late Monday.
India has not commented, but the Afghan embassy posted a photograph of Noor with senior Indian foreign ministry official Anand Prakash.
The Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic law may appear an unlikely match for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, but India has sought to seize the opening.
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan fought a brief but deadly clash in May 2025, their worst confrontation in decades.
The appointment is significant for the Taliban, which has sought to reclaim control over Afghanistan’s overseas diplomatic missions as part of a broader push for international legitimacy.
In October, India said it would upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy.
Russia is the only country to officially recognize the Afghan Taliban government.
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