This is a roundup of news from President Putin's visit to India on Thursday, December 4. The German foreign ministry rejected India's criticism of an opinion piece co-authored by the German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, along with the ambassadors of France and the UK, saying envoys are expected to communicate the positions of their countries publicly. Coming ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, the op-ed published by The Times of India newspaper titled "World