Expresso Top National and International Headlines of the Week on 26 August 2023

News Snapshot:

In top national news: In what appeared to be a breakthrough Thursday in efforts to reduce tensions between the two countries over the military standoff in eastern Ladakh since May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed India’s concerns to Chinese President Xi Jinping on “unresolved issues” along the Line of Actual Control, and the two leaders “agreed” to “direct their relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation” of troops on the ground. This development comes a fortnight before President Xi’s likely arrival in Delhi for the G20 Summit being hosted by India on September 9-10. Indian officials...