Good, Bad and Ugly Taliban

Has India been forced to toe the line of the West in making a distinction between the Good Taliban and the Bad Taliban? New Delhi has maintained that there is, and can be, no such distinction. The London Conference however, seems to have forced New Delhi to concur with the West, on the need to “reintegrate” sections and individuals of the Taliban, rather than bring about “reconciliation” – albeit within the “red lines”.
Now if that is so many words is not the same as engaging the Good Taliban, I don’t know what is!
What’s worse, we don’t seem to be nimble at all in adapting to the fast-changing Af-Pak scenario. As a result it appears win-win for Pakistan.

Has India been forced to toe the line of the West in making a distinction between the Good Taliban and the Bad Taliban? New Delhi has maintained that there is, and can be, no such distinction. The London Conference however, seems to have forced New Delhi to concur with the West, on the need to “reintegrate” sections and individuals of the Taliban, rather than bring about “reconciliation” – albeit within the “red lines”.
Now if that in so many words, is not the same as engaging the Good Taliban, then I don’t know what is!
What’s worse, we don’t seem to be nimble at all, in adapting to the fast-changing Af-Pak scenario. As a result, it appears to be win-win for Pakistan.