Russia slams Indian Express report about Afghan peace course of, calls it ‘ill-informed’

The Russian embassy in India has issued an announcement on Tuesday dismissing a report revealed by Indian Express that had claimed that Moscow had requested the opposite interlocutors to maintain India out of the Afghan peace course of.
In an article revealed on Tuesday, the Indian Express had reported that the Russian interlocutors had requested for the stakeholders within the Afghan peace course of to depart India out of the dialogue amidst the rising proximity between Moscow and Beijing. According to the report, Russians wished China, the US, Pakistan and Iran on the desk.
“The decision to leave India was apparently done at the behest of Pakistan which has never wanted India to be part of any roadmap for the region,” the report claimed. The Indian Express had quoted unnamed sources to make such claims.
The Indian Express report that urged that Russian wished India out in Afghan peace plan
However, the report additional claimed that India reached out to all key gamers in Afghanistan and different international locations to make its technique to the negotiating desk.
“Our interests need to be safeguarded…the next couple of months hold the key to progress,” a high official was quoted as saying.
It was additionally reported that India might lastly enter the peace course of together with 5 different international locations to determine on the roadmap for peace in Afghanistan with the backing of the United States after Russians determined to maintain India out.
Further, the report stated, “By being part of the team, New Delhi hopes to have a role in setting the terms — especially concerning terrorism, violence, women’s rights and democratic values. India’s refrain has been that it wants an Afghan-led, Afghan-controlled and Afghan-owned process but ground realities have been such that other players have dictated terms.”
Russia refutes Indian Express report
A day after Indian Express revealed its purported claims on the Afghan peace course of, Russia expressed its disappointment over half-truths revealed by the media outlet.
In an announcement launched on Tuesday, the Russian Embassy in Delhi burdened that Russia “always stated that India plays a very important role in Afghanistan, and its eventual deeper involvement in dedicated dialogue formats is natural”. The embassy slammed Indian Express for publishing the report that appeared to be based mostly on “ill-informed sources”.
Noted publication within the Indian media which appears to be based mostly on the ill-informed sources. Dialogue between #Russia & #India has at all times been very shut & forward-looking on all international & regional points, together with the scenario in #Afghanistan ➡ https://t.co/08iEmUpXCZ pic.twitter.com/2zm5S9b2dt— Russia in India 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbIndia) March 9, 2021
“Dialogue between Russia and India has always been very close and forward-looking on all global and regional issues, including the situation in Afghanistan. It has been intensively maintained in bilateral and multilateral formats, including the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group, Moscow consultations, etc.,” an announcement from Russian Embassy in response to the report stated.
Further, the assertion learn, “Due to the complexity of the Afghan settlement, moving towards a relevant regional consensus and coordination with other partners, including the US, is critical. We proceed from the importance of the implementation of the US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha in February 2020 and approved by a UN Security Council resolution”.
Afghan peace course of
The newest controversy has come amidst the continued negotiations between numerous stakeholders, together with the United States, Afghanistan and Islamic terror group Taliban, to attain sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
Recently, United States Secretary Antony Blinken had written a letter to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah. In the letter, Blinken had sought a peace convention facilitated by the United Nations (UN) with representatives from six nations, together with India, to debate a “unified approach to supporting peace in Afghanistan”.
In the letter, the US Secretary of State has stated Turkey will likely be approached to host a senior-level assembly of either side within the upcoming weeks to finalise a peace settlement. The US Secretary of State urged Ghani or his “authoritative designees” to attend the assembly. 
Blinken additionally stated that the Geneva-based organisation ought to convene a gathering with overseas ministers and envoys from  Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India and the US to debate approaches to help peace within the war-torn nation, Afghanistan.
It is speculated that thee peace plan might open the likelihood that the USA troops, at present deployed in Afghanistan, may keep on for an extended time.