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     FGN59 RUSSIA-INDIA-DOVAL-BILATERALS
     * NSA Doval meets Russian counterpart; reviews progress in bilateral cooperation
     Moscow: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday met with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev for a second time this month, and they reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed important issues of mutual interest. *
    
     FGN47 CHINA-US-MEETING-INDOPACIFIC
     * Top US, Chinese naval officials discuss challenges in Indo-Pacific in rare meeting
     Beijing: Top US and Chinese naval officials held a rare meeting in China on Wednesday amid the growing tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea and discussed the “increasing security challenges" in the Indo-Pacific region. *
    
     FGN38: US-MODI-DIMON
     *'Modi has done an unbelievable job in India': JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
     New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing an "unbelievable job” in India by pursuing reforms and taking 400 million people out of poverty through inclusive financial programmes, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said.
    
     FGN31: LANKA-IRAN-RAISI
     Iranian President Raisi inaugurates USD 514 million hydropower project in Sri Lanka
     Colombo: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday inaugurated a USD 514 million hydropower project in the southeastern region of Sri Lanka which was partly funded by Tehran and was long-delayed due to international sanctions on the oil-rich nation.
    
     FGN48 PAK-IRAN-2NDLD RAISI
     * Pakistan and Iran agree to focus on ways to combat terrorism
     Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have recognised the need to focus on combating terrorism and the need to develop a "united front" against the menace, the two countries said on Wednesday as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi wrapped up his three-day maiden trip to the neighbouring nation. *

     FGN46 NEPAL-QATAR EMIR
     * Nepal President seeks help of Qatar's Emir to secure safe release of Nepali student held hostage by Hamas in Gaza
     Kathmandu: Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel has sought the help of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to secure the safe release of a Nepali student held hostage since October by the Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an official said on Wednesday. *

     FGN45 MALDIVES-MUIZZU-INDEPENDENTS
     * Maldives President Muizzu further consolidates position after six independents join his party
     Male: President Mohamed Muizzu and his People’s National Congress on Wednesday further consolidated their position in Parliament with six independent candidates, elected in Sunday’s polls, joining the ruling party. *
    
     FGN58 PAK-IRAN-KASHMIR
     * Kashmir issue should be resolved through 'peaceful means': Pak-Iran joint statement
     Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through "peaceful means based on the will of the people" of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's maiden visit on Wednesday. *
    
     FGN14: UN-INDIA-UNSC
     'Holds and blocks' in UNSC Sanctions Committees are 'disguised vetoes': India
     United Nations: In a veiled jibe at China, India has said that the "holds" placed on proposals in the UNSC sanctions committees are “disguised vetoes” on matters such as listing Pakistan-based global terrorists where some Council members will not take any responsibility.
         
     FGN30: US-IRAN-LD PAKISTAN
     US warns of 'potential risk of sanctions' on anyone considering business deals with Iran
     Washington: The US has warned of a "potential risk of sanctions" for anyone considering a business deal with Iran, a day after Pakistan and Iran inked several agreements during Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi's maiden visit to Islamabad to boost bilateral cooperation.* PY
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