Taliban join hands with China and Pak to extend CPEC: Is India being strategically encircled?

Is India being strategically encircled? Just days after India’s rare diplomatic outreach to the Taliban, China hosted a trilateral meeting with Pakistan and Afghanistan, announcing plans to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghan territory — a move India has long opposed due to its passage through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This growing China-Pak-Taliban nexus signals a major shift in South Asia’s strategic balance, raising alarms in India over regional security, sovereignty concerns, and the tightening grip of China's ‘String of Pearls’ strategy.