SSB blocks militant supply line at Bhutan border;
China to participate in India's fleet review;
India-Iran undersea gas pipeline eyed;
Modi to Silicon Valley in September;
Drone downed by Pakistan not Indian, but Chinese
The White House says the only alternative to the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran is war. However it is the deal itself that is pushing the Middle East towards conflict.
Crimea's status... and Baltic independence;
Still bullish on Syria
Backlash after Russia leases more land to China in Siberia;
Turkey irked by Chinese assaults on religious freedom in Xinjiang
As Vladimir Putin's international image continues to decline, his domestic popularity has, paradoxically, reached an all-time high. The most recent poll by the Moscow-based Levada Center reports a staggering 89 percent approval rating for the Russian president, in spite of a stumbling economy, declining living standards, rampant corruption and deepening international isolation.