US President Donald Trump has criticised the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly allocating funds to interfere in India’s electoral process, questioning why American taxpayers’ money was being sent to the country. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Sunday, President Trump alleged that India already benefits from […]
Read MoreAlmost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies to negatively affect business, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of mounting worry in the United States’ top foreign direct investor. The results of the survey show how the prospect of higher tariffs and increased trade friction between […]
Read MoreSri Lanka has clarified that it is not looking to renegotiate the controversial power deal with Indian energy giant Adani Group, despite rising concerns over the terms of the agreement. A senior official from Sri Lanka’s Energy Ministry made the statement, reaffirming the government’s stance on the deal, which has been a topic of heated […]
Read MoreThe Palestinian armed group Hamas has announced a new proposal to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. The organization’s spokesman Hazem Qassem said that all Israeli hostages will be released on the condition of a permanent ceasefire. Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported this news on Wednesday. Hamas said that in the second phase, all remaining […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN Security Council that Gaza and the West Bank are the homeland of the Palestinian people. They are not a bargaining chip in any political transaction. Speaking at a Security Council meeting in New York on Tuesday (February 18), Wang Yi said that the future of Palestine must […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump has made it clear that India will not be exempt from Washington’s reciprocal tariffs. In a recent interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump explained his position on global trade and the US tariff structure. Elon Musk was also present at the time. NDTV reported. Donald Trump said, “I told Prime […]
Read MoreQatar, one of the mediators in the Gaza war, has said that the power to determine the future of Gaza should lie with the Palestinians, not with any outside party. At a press conference in Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said that this is a Palestinian question that will be determined by the […]
Read MoreThe UN envoy to Lebanon and the peacekeeping force said on Tuesday that Israel’s delayed withdrawal is in violation of a UN resolution that ended the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war and formed the basis for the recent ceasefire. “Today is the last day of the deadline for the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and […]
Read MoreIsrael has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times since it was signed on January 19, Palestinian security sources told Al Jazeera. At least 132 Palestinians have been killed in the violations, 26 of whom have died from injuries. More than 900 people have been injured in Israeli shelling and attacks on refugee camps. The highest […]
Read MorePolitical and diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Dhaka have adversely affected cultural relations between the two countries. What till recently was a historically important piece of real estate on Dhaka’s urbanscape now lies in ruins — and buried under the rubble is a part of Bangladesh’s cultural ethos deeply linked to India. The razing of Bangladesh […]
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