Daily Briefing: China silent on LAC pullback, repeats old stand on ties; Mallikarjun Kharge as potential PM face in 2024; and more

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Good morning! Start your weekend with the top 5 stories from The Indian Express! 1) Hours after India said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had “agreed” to “direct their relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation” of troops along the Line of Actual Control, Beijing provided a different account of the meeting as it did not mention any agreed outcome. 🇨🇳 Beijing also said that the conversation took place at the request of Prime Minister Modi. Indian officials were quick to counter this and said there was a pending request from the Chinese...