Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN56 CHINA-MILITARY-INDIA-BORDER
     * India-China border situation at present 'generally stable': Chinese military reacts to PM Modi's boundary row comments
     Beijing: The Chinese military on Thursday said the situation along the India-China border “at present” is “generally stable” and both sides have maintained “effective” communication to resolve the military standoff in eastern Ladakh. *
    
     FGN40 PAK-INDIA-LD TRADE
     * Initiate trade talks with India for benefitting Pak’s economy: business, political voices urge PM Sharif
     Islamabad: Prominent Pakistani business leaders have urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to initiate trade talks with India which would greatly benefit the the cash-strapped country's economy. *
    
     FGN55 NEPAL-INDIA-POWER
     * Nepal aims to export 10,000 MW hydroelectricity to India in next 10 years: President Paudel
     Kathmandu: The Nepal government has accorded top priority to the development of the hydropower sector and aims to export 10,000 MW of hydropower to India in the next decade, President Ramchandra Paudel said on Thursday. *

     FGN52 US-BIDEN-2NDLD UKRAINE
     * US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine; President Biden says China, Iran and North Korea helping Russia
     Washington: The US has secretly delivered long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine to be used against Russian forces, the Pentagon has confirmed, while President Joe Biden alleged that China, Iran and North Korea were supplying weapons and technology to Moscow to boost its military. *

     FGN50 CHINA-BANGLADESH-MILITARY DRILL
     * China and Bangladesh armies to hold first military exercises next month: PLA
     Beijing: The Chinese army will hold its first military exercises with its Bangladesh counterpart next month, it was announced here on Thursday, as the PLA steadily enhanced its ties with India’s neighbour by supplying a host of military equipment in recent years. *

     FGN43 PAK-IMRAN-ASIF
     * Pak's defence minister rejects claims that Imran Khan was being pressured to accept a 'deal'
     Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has rejected the claims made by Imran Khan's close aide Barrister Gohar Khan that the jailed former premier was being pressured to accept a "deal", according to a media report Thursday. *

     FGN42 PAK-IMRAN-COURT-BAN
     * Pakistan court bars Imran Khan and his wife from issuing statements against state institutions
     Islamabad: A court in Pakistan on Thursday barred jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi from issuing provocative statements against state institutions, including the army, and officials. *
    
     FGN21: BIZ-LANKA-INDIA
     *Looking forward to speed up greater economic cooperation with India: Sri Lanka Prez Wickremesinghe
     Colombo: Sri Lanka is looking to accelerate greater economic cooperation with India with the tourism sector taking the lead, the island nation's President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday.
         
     FGN33: LANKA-IRAN-TIES-RAISI
     Improved Iran and Sri Lanka relations to benefit Indian Ocean Region: President Raisi
     Colombo: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the improved relations with Sri Lanka would benefit the two countries and the Indian Ocean region, media reports said on Thursday.* PY
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