India and Bangladesh exchange diplomatic summons, with Nurul Islam summoned by India amid rising border tensions over fencing.
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Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban: Are the Tides Changing?
Pakistan wanted an ally on its west border that can oppose India and anti-Pakistan elements. Afghan Taliban being the ideologically driven faction emerged as indirectly favoring Pakistan. Though most of the Taliban are ethnic Pashtun, their ethnicity has never taken over their ideological identity, so in both respects, the Taliban were less detrimental to Pakistan’s security challenges.