Hyderabad, Sept. 8 -- International community is closely watching the developments in Afghanistan, following the formation of a new Taliban regime post-withdrawal of American forces by the end of August. So is India.

Being a regional stakeholder and having played a major role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan after the end of Taliban 1.0 in 2001, India is naturally worried over the implications of the resurgence of Taliban 2.0 two decades later, especially in the wake of the strategic interests of China and Pakistan in the region.

Against this backdrop, a recent workshop conducted by Hindustan Hamara, a Hyderabad-based think-tank of academics, journalists and intellectuals, on the latest crisis in Afghanistan has thrown up an interes...