Uneasy Allies
For decades, West Asia has operated on a simple assumption: when Washington and Jerusalem stand together, their adversaries have little room to manoeuvre.
For decades, West Asia has operated on a simple assumption: when Washington and Jerusalem stand together, their adversaries have little room to manoeuvre.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and chief Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief Abhijeet Dipke in the United States before the latter visited India.
Fitch Ratings has lowered India's GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year to 6.4 per cent from the earlier estimate of 6.7 per cent. It said the US-Iran war will slow the economy in the September and December quarters.
The swift collapse of the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponisation fund is significant for reasons that extend far beyond the fate of a single programme.
The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.
He acknowledged that the trade talks with the US for a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) would be challenging since the US is very ambitious and the global landscape is very different from what it was a year ago.
According to people close to the matter, BlackRock's move marks its first private placement in India's infrastructure sector.
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok instructed officials on Friday to prepare contingency plans to effectively respond to uncertainties stemming from the U.S. administration's tariff schemes and strengthen monitoring of financial markets.
South Korean auto parts suppliers are scrambling to respond to new US tariffs on imported vehicles and automotive parts, industry insiders said on Friday, arguing the tariffs not only pose a serious challenge to automakers, including local industry leader Hyundai Motor Group, but also threaten to disrupt the broader industry supply chain.
In a devastating incident, six people -- including a family of five Spanish tourists, among them three children -- and a pilot were killed after their sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday (local time).
