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Joe Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

Biden's decision would miss a May 1 deadline for withdrawal agreed to with the Taliban by his predecessor Donald Trump

India fast-tracks emergency use of foreign-made Covid-19 vaccines

No need for prior local clinical trials for vaccines cleared by regulators

Right prescription

Fast-tracking of vaccine approvals is a welcome policy change

Swedish sports body hacked by Russian military intelligence, officials say

The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday

India approves Sputnik V vaccine, to produce 850 mn doses annually: RDIF

The RDIF has said that India has become the 60th country to approve the use of Sputnik V against coronavirus

India becomes 60th nation to approve Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine: Russia

Sputnik V, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, has proved 91.6% effective against Covid-19

Imposing sanctions on India would be victory for Russia: Republican Senator

A top Republican Senator has said that imposing CAATSA sanctions on India for buying the multi-billion-dollar S-400 missile system from Russia would be a geostrategic victory for Moscow

A jab at coronavirus vaccine diplomacy: How Russia won the battle

India's Subject Expert Committee cleared Sputnik V for emergency use against Covid-19, making it the third approved vaccine against Covid-19 in the country

India gets third Covid-19 vaccine as SEC clears Russia's Sputnik V

Final nod from DCGI soon, jab likely at $3/dose

Russia, China thwarting response to Myanmar coup: EU foreign policy chief

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday it was no surprise that Moscow and Beijing were blocking efforts at the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo

Mankind Pharma may partner RDIF for Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

According to sources close to the development, talks are in advanced stages between Mankind Pharma and RDIF

Best of BS Opinion: Mosques in the rear-view mirror, Covid-19 crisis & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Futility of protest: Easier to start a revolution than influence its course

Myanmar, Belarus, China's Hong Kong and Russia have all pointed to a futility of protests, and that even sustained street revolutions fail now in country after country, writes T N Ninan

President Putin supports building good ties with US, says Dmitry Peskov

Russian President Vladimir Putin prefers to establish good relations with the United States despite Washington's "aggressive policy," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Pak FM, Russia's Lavrov review cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Qureshi and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held wide-ranging talks and reviewed their bilateral cooperation in the field of security, including counter-terrorism

Sergei Lavrov to visit Pakistan, 1st by a Russian foreign minister in 9 yrs

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will reach Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day visit to hold important talks with the country's top leadership and the Army chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs law paving way to rule until 2036

If elected both times, he would remain president until 2036, surpassing Josef Stalin as the longest-serving leader of Russia

Illegal content row: Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until May 15

Russia said on Monday it would extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15 though it acknowledged the US social media company had speeded up deletion of banned content

No Sputnik V approval yet, SEC asks Dr Reddy's for more data on vax

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Indian drug regulator, tasked with vetting Covid-19 vaccine proposals, sought additional data on Russian Covid-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V'

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to visit India from April 5-6

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit India from April 5 to 6 with an aim to prepare ground for the annual India-Russia summit as well as to discuss bilateral cooperation.