India, Nov. 19 -- The Taliban's industry and commerce minister, Nooruddin Azizi, is on a five-day visit to India to bolster trade and investment cooperation, becoming the second senior figure from the regime in Kabul to travel to the country in a little more than a month.

A delegation led by visited the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025 on Wednesday. Managing director of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) Neeraj Kharwal met Azizi and briefed him on facilities at the fair and opportunities for Afghanistan to participate in future exhibitions.

"Advancing bilateral trade and investment ties is the key focus of the visit," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media.

Azizi toured stalls a...