Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN37 RUSSIA-AIR INDIA
     *Air India plane with 232 people stranded in Magadan - a major transit point of infamous Gulag
     Moscow: The 232 people on board the Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco that made an emergency landing on Tuesday are stranded in Russia's remote town of Magadan, a key transit point of the infamous Gulag which was a major instrument of political repression during the Stalin era in the erstwhile Soviet Union.
    
    FGN41 US-LD AIR INDIA
    US says 'closely monitoring' situation after SFO-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Russia
    Washington: The United States has said that it is "closely monitoring" the situation after a San Francisco-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing in Russia's remote town of Magadan.
    
     FGN8 US-INDIA-TRADE-DIALOGUE
     India and US launch strategic trade dialogue
    Washington: Ahead of the historic US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two countries have launched a strategic trade dialogue here during which officials reviewed the ongoing cooperation in multilateral export control regimes and agreed to share the best practices to further the bilateral ties.
    
     FGN10 SURINAME-MURMU-DIASPORA
     India ready to help Suriname in its progress and development: President Draupadi Murmu
     Paramaribo: India is ready to share its experiences with Suriname and help in its progress and development, President Draupadi Murmu has said, asserting that the two nations may be separated by geography but they are connected by a shared history and heritage.
    
     FGN28 AVI-AKASA-CEO
     India has one of the best airfare regimes; there should be no 'gouging': Akasa Air CEO
     Istanbul: India has one of the best airfare regimes in the world, but there should not be "gouging" in terms of ticket prices to take advantage of a particular situation, according to Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube.
    
     FGN22 LANKA-INDIA-DEFENCE-EXHIBITION
     First India-Sri Lanka defence exhibition held in Colombo for boosting bilateral relations between both countries
     Colombo: The High Commission of India organised the first India-Sri Lanka Defence Seminar and Exhibition here on Wednesday to promote and identify newer areas of cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the defence sector.
    
     FGN32 PAK-WB-ECONOMY
     Pakistan’s economy to grow by two per cent in the next fiscal year, says World Bank
     Islamabad: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s economy to grow by two per cent in the next fiscal year, much lower than the 3.5 per cent target set by the country's top economic body, saying the lasting effects of the August 2022 floods, along with policy uncertainty and limited foreign exchange resources have depressed activity in the country.
    
     FGN58 PAK-ARMY
     * Pakistan Army vows to tighten 'noose of law' around 'planners and masterminds' of attacks on military installations
     Islamabad: Pakistan's powerful army Wednesday vowed to tighten the "noose of law" around "planners and masterminds" who mounted a "hate-ripened and politically-driven rebellion" against the state, nearly a month after former prime minister Imran Khan's supporters vandalised military installations to protests his arrest in a graft case. *
         
     FGN3 US-INDIA-KRISHNAMOORTHI
     India & US have to leverage their strength to provide viable alternative to Chinese authoritarian model: Raja Krishnamoorthi
     Washington: India and the US have to leverage their strength to provide a viable alternative to the authoritarian Chinese model, a powerful Indian-American Congressman has said.
    
     FGN4 US-SEMICONDUCTOR-INDIA-MANOCHA
     It’s now or never for India to take lead in semiconductor industry: SEMI CEO
     Silicon Valley: India has almost everything needed to have a successful semiconductor industry but it still needs to work to reestablish credibility, the head of the world’s top advocacy group representing the semiconductor industry has said.
    
     FGN60 PAK-IMRAN-CASE
     * Imran Khan booked under anti-terrorism law after murder of Supreme Court lawyer
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been booked under the anti-terrorism law in the murder case of a supreme court lawyer, his party said on Wednesday. **

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