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Clear explanations of the stories that matter to India, with the background, key facts and context needed to understand what happens next.

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APEC in Shenzhen: what the Trump-Putin-Xi summit covers, and why India has no seat
Trump, Putin and Xi are set to attend APEC's leaders' meeting in Shenzhen on November 18-19. What the 21-economy forum does, who is coming and the fault lines to watch.

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Delhi’s pollution ‘dome’ fell to 396 metres: how a weather balloon measures the air’s room to dilute smog
Delhi’s pollution ‘dome’ fell from 1,411 metres on Tuesday to 396 metres on Thursday, as balloon readings show how mixing height, night inversions and wind shape winter smog.