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.
US president Donald Trump has brought the discussion about transgenders to the forefront by announcing that there are only two genders, male and female, in his inauguration speech; he also signed an executive order to that effect.
In moments of national tragedy, a leader’s role is to provide comfort, reassurance, and a steady hand. The midair collision near Reagan Airport in Washington, DC, which claimed 67 lives, should have been an occasion for solemn reflection and a commitment to aviation safety.
Outgoing US President Joe Biden in his farewell address spoke of “dangerous concentration of power in the hands of very few ultra-wealthy people, and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power was left unchecked,” underlining threats to the institutions that govern American society by placement of plutocrats in bodies deciding public policy and the monopolistic control over personal data and misinformation campaigns by some wealthy individuals ~ which was shaping political discourse and public perception.
As the US was recovering from a mid-air collision in Washington DC that left 67 people dead, it was hit Friday evening by another plane crash when a small aircraft crashed in Philadelphia in the nearby state of Pennsylvania setting several homes on fire.
The White House confirmed on Friday that President Donald Trump will be slapping aggressive tariffs this weekend on major US trading partners including Canada, China and Mexico.
