New York, Sept. 18 -- New Delhi:Washington and New Delhi discussed "future steps" and "possible cooperation" in theongoing intra-Afghan peace dialogueas the US Special Representative on Afghanistan Reconciliation, AmbassadorZalmay Khalilzad, met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Harsh V. Shringla in New Delhi Tuesday.
India has maintained all through the peace process that it will not directly negotiate with the Taliban. However, in a major development, diplomatic sources said India has agreed with the US that the latter should remain present in Afghanistan unless a "permanent ceasefire" is achieved between Kabul and the Taliban.
During the meeting Tuesday, the sources said, both sides deliberat...