PM Modi said the discussions were especially significant as both nations mark the India–France Year of Innovation.

A Communist Party of China delegation’s visit to New Delhi has ignited a political firestorm, with the Congress and BJP trading barbs over transparency and India’s China policy. The BJP defended its formal meeting with the CPC, citing improved bilateral ties, while the Congress demanded full disclosure of engagements and questioned if critical issues were raised.

Turkey is in talks to become part of a Saudi Arabia-Pakistan security arrangement that resembles NATO’s collective defence framework.