<h1>U.S. criticizes India-Russia-China alignment after summit, urges closer ties with West; Pakistan holds China defense talks</h1> Senior U.S. officials criticized a perceived alignment among India, Russia and China following a multilateral summit, calling it 'troublesome' and urging closer ties with the West, while another U.S. official described the summit as largely performative but expressed confidence bilateral tensions with India can be resolved. Separately, Pakistan's newly instated army chief held talks with China on defense and regional cooperation. Reports also note U.S. criticism that recent executive policies have pushed India toward Russia and China. Additional items: China will display advanced weapons at a major parade; a militant attack in Pakistan killed five attackers; a helicopter with eight aboard is missing in Indonesia; a Singaporean leader will visit India; an Afghan quake killed over 1,400.