In a move that could rile New Delhi just a day after his meetings in India, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Kabul to discuss trilateral connectivity and building economic initiatives as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Mr. Wang, who met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) evening, flew to Kabul directly from Delhi on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) morning for bilateral and trilateral talks, and then to Islamabad, where he will hold strategic talks with the Pakistani leadership. The government has traditionally frowned upon any “hyphenation” between India and Pakistan during the travel of visiting dignitaries. This is Mr. Wang’s first visit to Kabul in three years, and his first visit to the region since the India-Pakistan conflict in May. The visit also follows deepening tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban regime over terrorism and other cross-border issues.
