No attributable sources..No statements from named govt officials..
These are statements from a section of Indian media who everybody on this forum loves to bash, but is happy to quote in the instances like this.. Will be happy to concede the point in case there are any official statements from Delhi accepting moderate taliban..
Below is a more recent and official stand of GoI
India and Afghanistan: The Way Forward
In this regard, the big question for India is what will happen when the Americans start to leave. While India is all for a stable government in Afghanistan, it has been dismayed by signals of rapprochement being sent in private by the United States to certain factions of the Taliban.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao recently urged the international community to not differentiate between the ideas of a good and bad Taliban.
The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Eye on Kabul, Delhi sends pro-Iran signal
The US, with help from Pakistan, is planning to integrate the good Taliban in the administration in Kabul before the international forces leave Afghanistan. India has adopted a policy of wait and watch but has expressed its concerns against the Taliban.