Abstract

In International Relations one cannot afford to lose sight of facts and that Afghanistan is changing is a fact of primacy and importance. This paper aims at providing a brief historical background to the Second Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, assessing and analysing the evolving socio-political scenario in the country between August and early October, 2021 before going on to present a roadmap prefiguring Indo – Afghan diplomatic options for the near future involving strategies of political recognition, trade, aid and soft power diplomacy, domestic capacity building at home as well as working with and through others in wake of such a stimulating development in world politics whose implications are likely to transcend the immediate.

Keywords: Historical background, Socio-political dynamics, Political recognition, Trade, Aid and soft power diplomacy, Domestic capacity building, Working with and through others