{"id":347677,"date":"2025-10-09T16:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=347677"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:54:50","slug":"moscow-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/moscow-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>India has recently participated in the 7th Moscow Format Consultations in Moscow along with Russia, China, Iran and Central Asian countries.<\/p>\n<h2>About Moscow Format<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_347678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347678\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-347678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=381%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=768%2C437&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-TH-1.jpg?w=1526&amp;ssl=1 1526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>regional platform<\/strong> where neighbouring and major regional countries coordinate practical <strong>approaches to the Afghan peace settlement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: It aims to coordinate regional <strong>approaches for an Afghan settlement<\/strong>, support independence and peace, counter terrorism and drugs, promote economic integration, and keep international humanitarian assistance depoliticised.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduced in:<\/strong> It was introduced in <strong>2017.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong> : It was formed on the basis of the <strong>earlier six-party consultation mechanism.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior to this, Russia hosted <strong>six-party talks<\/strong> in <strong>February 2017<\/strong> with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Iran, and India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Members<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular participants include <strong>Russia, Afghanistan, India, Iran, China, Pakistan<\/strong>, and <strong>five Central Asian countries<\/strong>: <strong>Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Belarus<\/strong> joined as a <strong>guest<\/strong> delegation ( in 7th Moscow Format, 2025).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Formal inclusion of Taliban government:<\/strong> At the 7th meeting, the forum formally included a representative of the <strong>Taliban-led government for the first time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security consensus and coordination:<\/strong> Participants opposed any <strong>foreign military infrastructure<\/strong> in Afghanistan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic and humanitarian alignment:<\/strong> The forum backed Afghanistan\u2019s <strong>integration into regional economic systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has recently participated in the 7th Moscow Format Consultations in Moscow along with Russia, China, Iran and Central Asian countries. About Moscow Format It is a regional platform where neighbouring and major regional countries coordinate practical approaches to the Afghan peace settlement. 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