thing that might be talked about a lot today as well as technical military agreements is the fact that india has both these as 400 surface to air missiles from russia. it purchased them several years ago but they are starting to be delivered. this caused a lot of consternation in the us. the us threatening sanctions that india buying military equipment from russia although it is unlikely to impose sanctions because india is a key player in this region when it comes to countering china and while we are talking about military agreements and everything else the mood music is india s role in this wider region with the us and russia seeing indiaseeing india s strategic importance. lebanon is facing a severe shortage of vital medicines. in a country where 80 per cent of drugs have to be imported, the central bank says it isn t able to continue subsidising supplies. it s created a major flashpoint for the healthcare sector, and left many families scrambling to afford life saving medicines. fr