Amid heightened cross-strait tensions between China and Taiwan, there is a shortage of semiconductor chips across the world, fuelling a technological cold war between the US and China. Continuing on the counter-measures to hinder China’s technological ambitions, the Biden administration recently introduced a fresh set of guidelines for American companies […]
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US: 15-year-old shot during ‘verbal dispute’ in Bronx, police on hunt for suspects
A 15-year-old boy was shot during an argument with two people on a Bronx street, according to a media report. New York City Police are in search of the two suspects, as per Fox News. The shooting occured around 11:00 pm on Friday in the Bronx neighbourhood of Castle Hill. The teen […]
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US: Death toll reaches 21 in Florida as Hurricane Ian hits South Carolina
The death toll has reached 21 in Florida after Hurricane Ian made a second landfall on Friday, reaching the coast of South Carolina after leaving a trail of destruction across Florida. US President Joe Biden, in a recent statement, said the storm “could rank among the worst in the nation’s history”, saying […]
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UN body votes in US-backed candidate to control future of global internet
A United Nations body responsible for shaping global internet development – the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – voted to appoint Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the US-backed candidate, as the group’s secretary general. The win of Bogdan-Martin over chief rival Rashid Ismailov on Thursday is significant in the backdrop of wider US-Russia tensions […]
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China has key role in US’ drug problem: Report
Fentanyl, a nameless killer touted as the deadliest drug threat facing the United States, is waging an all-out assault on the most powerful country in the world. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two milligrams of fentanyl, or the amount that could fit […]
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US calls Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories act of ‘land grab’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday accused Russia of the annexation of Ukrainian territories and called it illegal under international laws, media reports said. Describing Russia’s move as an act of ‘land grab’, Blinken said that the US will never recognise the annexation by Moscow. “The Kremlin’s sham […]
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US: S Jaishankar lauds strong India-US bonds at USISP Forum
India is ready to do more business with the US with the transformational changes currently happening in India in energy, health, climate, infrastructure, logistics and defence domains, the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday in a business luncheon with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar wrote, […]
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EAM Jaishankar assures US administration of help in ironing out visa wrinkles
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar assured the US administration on Wednesday of extending all necessary help in sorting out visa issues. He further said that things will get better soon. “But I again, feel this is an issue where obviously it’s mainly for the US but we will be supportive […]
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US: Commerce Secy Raimondo welcomes India’s participation in IPEF
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday to discuss the US-India commercial relationship and welcomed the government of India’s participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The US Secretary also appreciated Jaishankar’s views on IPEF going forward and emphasized the […]
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US pushes for India-Pakistan dialogue, urges both countries to sort out differences through diplomacy
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the US always encourages its friends India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through diplomacy and dialogue. ANI asked the top official of the Biden Administration whether there was a discussion with Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to improve […]
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US provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief, humanitarian assistance
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the State Department on Monday and said that America had provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief and humanitarian assistance this year. Blinken expressed his sorrow over the devastation and loss […]
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US: Jaishankar meets US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, discusses Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday and discussed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework alongside high technology cooperation between the two countries. The talks between the two ministers also covered resilient supply chains, high technology cooperation, semiconductors and business promotion in Washington as Jaishankar is in […]
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US will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia uses nuclear weapon on Ukraine, warns Jake Sullivan
US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan warned President Vladimir Putin of “catastrophic consequences” if Russia launches a nuclear attack on Ukraine and said that America will “respond decisively” to such an action. While speaking on NBS’s “Meet the Press” show, Sullivan said, “Let me say it plainly: If Russia crosses this line, […]
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China targeted scientists working in US labs to advance military technologies: Report
The Chinese government recruited scientists, who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, for assisting China to advance key military and dual-use technologies in areas such as hypersonics, deep-earth penetrating warheads, unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAV) and jet engines, according to a report released by Strider Technologies. Strider Technologies […]
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US journalist denied interview with Iran President for not wearing hijab
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday cancelled the scheduled interview with the US journalist as she refused to wear a hijab for the interaction. This comes amid massive protests in Iran that escalated after the death of a woman in police custody for breaking hijab laws. An interview of Iranian […]