 "Afghan Taliban's Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif shake hands following the signing of a ceasefire agreement during negotiations mediated by Qatar and Turkey in Doha, Qatar, on October 19, 2025. (Photo: Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Reuters)")
As Pakistan continues to dub the Taliban as India’s proxies, India on Thursday said that Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising its sovereignty.
When Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about Pakistan blaming India for clashes at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and calling the Taliban India’s proxies, he repeated India’s previously stated position on the matter.
“Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own territories. Pakistan seems to think that it has the right to practice cross-border terrorism with impunity. Its neighbours find it unacceptable. India remains fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan,” said Jaiswal at the MEA’s weekly press conference.
The statement has come at a time when talks between Pakistan and Taliban for a long-term truce appear to be stalled.
In recent weeks, as Pakistan has repeatedly clashed with the Taliban and armed groups based in Afghanistan, such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it has dubbed these groups as India’s proxies and accused them of acting at the behest of India.
In a statement on Wednesday, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the TTP was abetted by India and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) was an Indian proxy. Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday said that India has been waging a “low-intensity” war against Pakistan from Afghanistan.
In an interview with Al Arabiya, Asif said that India was “pulling the strings” of Taliban during peace talks in Istanbul.
Asif said that there was no doubt the Taliban had become an “Indian proxy”.