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TopicPakistan Russia

Topic: Pakistan Russia

‘Dosti zindabad’ — Lavrov hails 75 yrs of Russia-Pakistan ties, says oil project in final stage

Russian FM also praises Islamabad's cooperation with Moscow in international fora such as UN & SCO. Pakistan is a key partner for combating trans-border crime & terrorism, he adds.

Russia refuses to give 30-40% discount on crude oil to Pakistan, says ‘all volumes committed’

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had earlier said that Islamabad wanted to have the crude oil deal with Moscow on terms similar to those agreed for New Delhi.

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Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.