Officials experimented with cloud seeding to try and reduce environmental pollutants as residents choke on filthy air.

Officials believe that such assessments ignore India’s record of humanitarian support while echoing unverified narratives that could embolden extremist elements and distort global perceptions.

But India’s purchases of Russian oil soared amid the war in Ukraine, registering at some 40 percent of its total crude imports for the last two years. New Delhi has justified this dramatic spike by citing low costs; the Trump administration has denounced it as war profiteering and slapped an additional 25 percent tariff penalty on India.

Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a day after celebrations for the Diwali festival, during which revelers typically set off fireworks and firecrackers.

Chabahar is not just a port; it is a key part of India’s regional strategy to bypass Pakistan and gain direct access to Central Asia and Europe through Iran.

India used the air base at Ayni in Tajikistan during a 2001 evacuation operation after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

Supporters of the city’s stray dogs say hostility toward them has increased since a court reversed an order that would have moved them all to shelters.

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India has seemingly pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim it had agreed to stop importing Russian oil in defiance of massive sanctions from Washington, signaling that an issue that has

Amid the collapse of peace talks with Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused the Taliban regime of backtracking on its commitments and sought to shift blame onto India, claiming Kabul had been acting as “a tool for New Delhi.