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China role in Saudi, Iran deal a tricky test for US

Relations between US & China have become highly contentious over issues ranging from trade to espionage and increasingly the two powers compete for influence in parts of the world.

Export controls, ways to boost advanced tech trade — all about India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue

Jaishankar & US commerce secy Gina Raimondo agreed to launch the dialogue, expected to work slightly like oversight mechanism for trade of sensitive goods of national security interest.

PM Modi & Australian PM Albanese discuss maritime security, finalising CECA by end 2023

Modi said he raised the issue of temple attacks in Australia while in talks with Australian PM Albert Albanese, who is on a state-visit to India.

US seeks closer tech relationship with India, no China ‘decoupling’, says US commerce secretary

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who is in New Delhi, said India was a trusted tech partner that could become a supplier in the 'entire electronics supply chain, not just semiconductors'.

Australia, India agree on ‘early conclusion’ of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

PM Albanese said the two countries agreed on an early conclusion of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement and hoped it will be finalised this year.

Modi, Albanese do lap of honour around Ahmedabad stadium as India-Australia begin 4th Test

The two leaders also handed Test caps to their respective team captains, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith and shook hands with the players.

A combative Russian FM Sergey Lavrov gets called out for being ‘disrespectful’ at Raisina Dialogue

'If you raise this issue, you should have done some homework,' Lavrov said while in conversation with ORF Chairman Sunjoy Joshi at the conference Friday.

Biden administration avoids all chances to criticise Modi govt on human rights, says Politico

New Delhi: The Biden administration foregoes every opportunity to criticise the Narendra Modi government in India, argues US-based publication Politico. In the article, Politico's senior foreign...

A desi ‘autocade’ & ‘on the move’ meet with Lavrov — highlights from Blinken’s India visit

Asked whether he was enjoying his time in India, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his ‘only frustration’ was not being able to stay a bit longer.

Want India and China to be friends, says Russia’s Lavrov, offers to help calm tensions

Russian Foreign Minister hits out at ASEAN & Quad for being 'openly aimed at ruining East Asia' with meets & summits 'minus-ing Russia & China' from regional equation.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.