Beijing’s rebuff underscores the deepening tensions and growing mistrust between the two countries, especially after the United States imposed sanctions on China, as it did on Mr. Li for overseeing an arms purchase from Russia in 2018.
May 31, 2023According to Ri in the English-language statement, North Korea's spy satellite, which will be launched in June,
May 30, 2023The report argues, in essence, that the Biden Administration inherited the Doha deal with the Taliban from its predecessor, and it was left with the unenviable task of making the best of a bad job.
May 18, 2023For the record, Mr Trump has denied the charges leveled against him as a “complete con job” and a “hoax”, and vowed to appeal the verdict of a New York jury.
May 12, 2023AI is both the cause of this likely change and will be the prime beneficiary of it
May 6, 2023Such symbolic demonstrations of support risk entrapping Taiwan in an escalating Sino-US rivalry and undermining its security.
May 4, 2023America’s delusional understanding of a Constitutional provision has come home to roost once again after a Texas gunman opened fire with an assault rifle on his neighbours and killed five of them, including an eight-year-old child, over the weekend. The provocation, if it may be called that, was minor; the neighbours had asked the suspect...
May 1, 2023On this day a century ago, these were some of the news items The Statesman readers got to read about India and the world.
April 27, 2023There may be differences in approach towards Russia, for Mr Trump has always been ambivalent towards the Kremlin, but by the time the election comes around, things may have changed significantly in Ukraine
April 27, 2023Swamiji was transparent to Mrs Hale, even sometimes to the point of embarrassing her, speaking against her country, countrymen and religion. But she proved herself to be different by her conscientious conduct. She had a clear perception to be able to see Swamiji‘s heart and mind. She knew his forte as well as foibles in the right measure
April 27, 2023For 20 years after 9/11, the Americans couldn’t find a trace of him. They looked all over Pakistan and Afghanistan and even into cyber space and the nether world yet they had no idea where he was.
April 13, 2023After initial suggestions that the leaks may have been the handiwork of Russian or pro-Russian hackers, analysts are coming around to the view that the source of the 100 plus documents and slides may in fact be an American.
April 11, 2023One would have imagined that post the 6 January 2021 attack on Capitol Hill and the subsequent impeachment for insurrection, Americans would have realised the dangers of supporting an amoral anarchist like Trump. Far from it, his base is as rock-solid as ever, even as the former President has now been charged with a crime. His illiberality, and his xenophobic and undemocratic actions rail against America‘s purported stance as the beacon of morality, democracy, and progressive enlightenment
April 7, 2023India too imposed a nationwide ban on TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, including the messaging app WeChat, in 2020 over privacy and security concerns.
March 25, 2023There was a mini-series titled “Dopesick” on the streaming service “Hulu” based on a book by Beth Macy in 2021; it had eight episodes. It won critical acclaim and several awards. I wonder why a similar series or perhaps even a movie has not been produced by the mainstream media.
February 28, 2023No American town is complete without a McD. Even on international travel we often saved money by eating at McD.
November 27, 2022A significant consequence of President Xi Jinping consolidating his hold in China has been Beijing’s renewed strategic focus on the Indo-Pacific as it works to a plan to dislodge America and decisively dominate the region.
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