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Could someone explain to me if the word 'grant' can be used with 'with' and what it means? (I checked with many dictionaries, but couldn't find an example used in that way.)

example sentence in an editorial today:

Russia’s yatra is an opportunity for Kim to grant his country with a multi-dimensional defence and diplomatic perspective and open up to all those who wish to see a more interdependent and proactive communist state across the Armistice line.

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    No; grant can take both a direct and an indirect object: Russia’s yatra is an opportunity for Kim to grant his country a multi-dimensional defence ..., but is not used in a parallel structure to '... bless Joan with ...'.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Jan 29, 2015 at 16:56
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    I saw Cary Grant with Deborah Kerr in an Affair to Remember.
    – ScotM
    Jan 29, 2015 at 17:00

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While perfectly understandable the combination "grant with" sounds awkward. More normal sounding is "provide his country with..."

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