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The coordination committee of the Opposition-led INDIA bloc met for the first time and discussed matters related to seat-sharing in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, public meeting along with television news shows in which members of the coalition will not send their representatives. The meeting was attended by most members of the committee except for TMC's Abhishek Banerjee as he was summoned by Enforcement Directorate in connection with a probe into alleged teaching jobs recruitment scam.

In a recent Q&A session at the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out the conditions under which peace talks could commence between Russia and Ukraine.

He emphasized that the first step must be taken by the Kiev government, which needs to lift its legislative ban on negotiations. "Kiev officials should also state that they are ready for it. That's it! And then we'll see," Putin added.

World media hailed India's success in holding the G20 Summit and being able to work through the diplomatic maze to forge a consensus on Russia's war against Ukraine. But opinions from media outlets in China and Pakistan, which consider themselves India's rivals, are diverse and interesting.

From reeking of outright jealousy to trying to downplay the outcome of the G20 Summit in Delhi, newspapers like Pakistan's Dawn and China's Global Times and China Daily offer a glimpse into the mood of our two competing neighbours.

Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, has reached Russia ahead of a summit with President Vladimir Putin that the US said would focus on supplying weapons for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Kim Jong Un travelled on his bulletproof luxuriously decorated, heavily armoured and exceptionally slow-moving private train, with photos showing that he was likely accompanied by top arms industry officials, among other diplomats and military commanders.

"There is nothing in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) that can hinder Russia and the project benefits Russia," said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as reported by the Russian news agency TASS.

Putin, while speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) said the United States jumped into the "last car" by agreeing with the European Union, Saudi Arabia, and India on the creation of a new economic corridor but the project itself is for the benefit of Russia, reported TASS adding that the Russian President said that the IMEC would help his country develop logistics and the project had been under discussion for several years.