”Pakistan can grow its tea in good quality and develop tea export,” said Mr. Hu Haibo, who, once in the 1980s, led a Chinese mission to Pakistan to investigate and designate suitable areas for tea cultivation and open up the first modern tea garden for the country.

“The BJP has been at the forefront of pushing through its Hindutva and anti-Muslim agenda in all spheres of life in India,” The Diplomat.

Since the Taliban seized power, the national currency has depreciated and Afghanistan's reserves are frozen abroad. However, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid declared that from now on anyone using foreign currency for domestic business would be prosecuted.

More than 100 leaders took a landmark step forward at a meeting of world leaders, committing to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. The pledge is backed by $12 billion in public and $7.2 billion in private funding.

At least 19 people were killed in Tuesday's attack on Kabul's main military hospital, according to a health ministry official who did not want to be named. Hamdullah Mokhlis, a member of the hardline Haqqani network is the most senior figure to have been killed.

Australia in September canceled a deal with France's Naval Group, opting instead to build at least 12 nuclear-powered submarines in a deal with the United States and Britain. The decision left France in fury with officials accusing Australia of deceit.

A year after deadly high-altitude clashes with Chinese soldiers, India is ramping up its border defenses along with a treacherous mountain range that has long been a flashpoint between the two countries. Tensions have flared again after the Ladakh battle.

Soldiers from Taiwan Marine Corps’ 99th brigade are said to be undergoing “one month of training as part of joint Taiwan-US amphibious landing exercises called Lu Hou or Roar” where they are reportedly conducting air assault and urban warfare exercises.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Farhadov thanked Pakistan for standing with his country on the Karabakh issue, saying his nation will always remember its true friends.

Elon Musk backed Starlink has registered its business in India on Monday. It is planning to launch internet services in the country, as per the company documents filed with the government.

Britain announced on Monday it will fund green investments of more than 3 billion pounds ($4.11 billion) over five years and new guarantees to support clean infrastructure projects in developing economies.

Apart from the aerospace and air defense forces, Putin called for upgrading and reequipping the naval forces with the latest arms.