US Vice President J D Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Pakistan to hold high-stakes peace talks, sparking hopes of a breakthrough in the escalating conflict in West Asia.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed hope that the talks would lead to durable peace in the region.
Meanwhile, India and the US are deepening their nuclear ties and exploring new areas of cooperation, including LPG exports.
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh also held discussions with his US counterpart to advance shared priorities in defence.
Indian-American scientist Amit Kshatriya, a senior NASA official, has played a key role in the US' moon mission.
Four astronauts of NASA's Artemis-II mission have returned after a historic lunar flyby, with the agency now eyeing a landing on the moon.
Sri Lanka is ageing rapidly, with its elderly population nearly tripling to 18 per cent over the last four decades.
