His statement has more to do with America than India. While everyone claim that the current Afghan government doesn't have writ outside Kabul and that Ashraf Ghani is the mayor of Kabul etc, where is the Taliban actually. Which group does the majority of the world reorganizes as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan at present ?? These are the things that really matter on ground.
Moreover, as long as a single U.S soldier is present is Afghanistan, Taliban won't have more than a nuisance value in Afghanistan with periodic suicide blasts or terror actions, mark my words. They will have to keep on depending on their traditional alleys for weapons and shelter, since they are not even a force without such generous assistance. LOL