In this week's episode of India Ascends, the Middle East is on edge after Israel pounded central Beirut with a deadly air strike while its ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN's peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two of them. A Lebanese security source, without giving further details, said a 'Hezbollah figure' was targeted, after a series of killings of top officials in the Iran-backed movement. Meanwhile, Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for the first time. NDTV's Gaurie Dwivedi brings you this report.