To work jointly on disarmament
Moscow, November 6
India and the Russian Federation affirmed their commitment as strategic partners to actively cooperate in addressing issues of global and regional security, including threats posed by terrorism and extremism. The two countries agreed to cooperate at the multilateral level on strategic issues for the development of a multi-polar world based on a new cooperative security order.

India wants say on Afghanistan
New Delhi, November 6
Unhappy with the so-called “6+2” mechanism over Afghanistan, India wants the world community to have another formula in place which keeps New Delhi in close touch with all international policy decisions regarding the fate of Afghanistan. 

• When in US plane, don’t ask questions (Edit page)

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Pentagon Spokesperson said on Tuesday that the US military teams are checking airfields in Tajikistan to see if they could use them as airbases. (28k, 56k)

4 die as Taliban ‘down’ copter
Islamabad, November 6
Four US military personnel were killed when their helicopter crashed inside Pakistan after it was fired upon by Taliban while on a mission in Afghanistan, Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press reported today. It said all four crew on board the chopper were killed in the crash last night.

• Pak curb on Taliban envoy

• Edit: Limited options for USA

Pak freezes JeM, Rabita accounts
Islamabad, November 6
Pakistan has frozen the bank accounts of Kashmiri militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad and another Islamic group, a State Bank of Pakistan official said today.

2 of Mayor’s office in hospital
Letter with white powder received
Jalandhar, November 6
A letter laced with a white powder like substance was received at the office of the Mayor here today, which led to the hospitalisation of two employees of the office with skin-related problems.