What the Taliban's return means for India | In Focus

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 3:29 p.m.

b"The fall of Kabul and the Taliban's rapid takeover has plunged\\xa0Afghanistan into uncertainty. In this episode, we look at the return\\xa0of the Taliban and what it means for the country, for India, and\\xa0for the region. How did Kabul fall so rapidly? Is Afghanistan set to\\xa0return to the dark days of the late 1990s? What will the Taliban's\\xa0links to jihadist groups mean for the region's security?\\xa0What does\\xa0the dramatically changed landscape mean for India's relations with\\xa0Afghanistan and for its broader neighbourhood?\\n\\nGuests: Suhasini Haidar, National Editor and Diplomatic Affairs\\xa0Editor, The Hindu;\\nStanly Johny, Foreign Editor, The Hindu\\nWrite to us at socmed4@thehindu.co.inHost: Ananth Krishnan, China correspondent, The Hindu\\n\\nEpisode Notes\\n\\nAnalysis | How Kabul fell by\\xa0Stanly Johny\\n\\nTaliban takeover: 5 issues facing the Modi government by\\xa0Suhasini Haidar\\nWrite to us at socmed4@thehindu.co.in"