In Part 1 of his first tell-all interview Ambassador Bharath Raj Muthu Kumar, India’s most experienced diplomat on Afghanistan, reveals what’s happening in the region, the old and new Taliban, and how Pakistan finds itself checkmated.

Ambassador Muthu Kumar served as India’s envoy to Tajikistan, Belarus and Lithuania during his long career, and set up India’s covert mission in Afghanistan in 1996 when he was posted in Tajik capital Dushanbe.

Part 2 of the interview by investigative journalist VK Shashikumar to be out soon. Subscribe to our channel and stay tuned.