Indian politicians have criticised the government for failing to speak out after female journalists were excluded from a press event with the Afghan Taliban foreign minister in New Delhi.
Around 16 male reporters were selected to attend a forum on Friday with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghanistan embassy. Journalists observed women and foreign media being turned away.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said by allowing the event to go ahead, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "telling every woman in India that you are too weak to stand up for them".
India's Ministry of External Affairs said it "had no involvement in the press interaction" at the Afghan embassy.
The Taliban government admitted women had not been invited to attend.
