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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday ruled out a military alliance with China, saying such a discussion was not on the table even as he described Moscow-Beijing bilateral ties as being “the highest in history at the summit level”. Lavrov was speaking at a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar after their meeting in New Delhi, during which both had discussed closer military cooperation and the peace process in Afghanistan, where Russia is trying to bring together all stakeholders both within and around the war-torn country for peace and stability. “ Russia-China relations are the highest...