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Russian President Putin departs Delhi after two-day State Visit; thanks India for 'warm welcome'

IANS | December 5, 2025 11:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday concluded his two-day state visit to India, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar present at the airport to see him off. The Russian Embassy in New Delhi confirmed the departure in a post on X, saying the visit wrapped up with Putin expressing gratitude for the "warm welcome" extended by India.

India-Russia friendship will grow even stronger in the years ahead, says Prez Murmu as she hosts Putin

IANS | December 5, 2025 11:50 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday hosted her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking what she described as an important moment in the 25-year journey of the India-Russia Strategic Partnership.

Trump strategy cites India as key Indo-Pacific partner

Lalit K Jha | December 5, 2025 11:44 PM

Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) India emerges as one of the central pillars of the United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy in President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS).

Hotel staff requests for photo, Putin obliges: Russian media

IANS | December 5, 2025 9:25 PM

New Delhi/Moscow Dec 5 (IANS) Just before wrapping up his landmark visit to India Friday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin posed for a photograph with several members of the staff at the hotel he was putting up in New Delhi, Russian media reported.

Asim Munir's power consolidation and Pakistan's vanishing opposition leader (IANS Analysis)

IANS | December 5, 2025 8:59 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan is undergoing one of the consequential political transformations in its post-independence history. What once oscillated between praetorian rule and weak civilian governments is now sliding decisively toward a full-fledged military-authoritarian order.

Rights body slams Pakistan over extrajudicial killing of youth in Balochistan

IANS | December 5, 2025 8:29 PM

Quetta, Dec 5 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday condemned the extrajudicial killing of another youth by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.

Surge in poppy cultivation in Pakistan raises security concerns: Report

IANS | December 5, 2025 8:10 PM

Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) The rise in poppy cultivation across Pakistan's Balochistan province has emerged as a serious regional security threat marked by collapsing governance, murky lines between state-non-state actors and a narcotics market reshaped by Afghanistan’s opium ban, a report said on Friday.

Madrasas linked to promoting extremism and militancy in Pakistan: Report

IANS | December 5, 2025 8:03 PM

Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) While madrasas - or Islamic seminaries - remain central to Pakistan's religious and social life, they have been increasingly accused of fostering extremism and militancy, a report detailed on Friday.

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's travel to London for advanced medical treatment postponed

IANS | December 5, 2025 7:54 PM

Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is unlikely to travel to London before Sunday for advanced treatment following delay in her scheduled medical flight and slight deterioration in her health condition, local media reported on Friday citing the BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam.

Indian envoy, Japanese environment minister discuss collaboration opportunities

IANS | December 5, 2025 7:45 PM

Tokyo, Dec 5 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma M Mallick, held a meeting with Japan's Minister of Environment Ishihara Hirotaka on Friday, discussing opportunities of collaboration between two nations.

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Russian President Putin departs Delhi after two-day State Visit; thanks India for 'warm welcome'

India-Russia friendship will grow even stronger in the years ahead, says Prez Murmu as she hosts Putin

Trump strategy cites India as key Indo-Pacific partner

Hotel staff requests for photo, Putin obliges: Russian media

Asim Munir's power consolidation and Pakistan's vanishing opposition leader (IANS Analysis)

Rights body slams Pakistan over extrajudicial killing of youth in Balochistan

Surge in poppy cultivation in Pakistan raises security concerns: Report

Madrasas linked to promoting extremism and militancy in Pakistan: Report

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's travel to London for advanced medical treatment postponed

Indian envoy, Japanese environment minister discuss collaboration opportunities

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