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Topic2020 US election

Topic: 2020 US election

The 2020 election sees US President Donald Trump make a re-election bid while Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate and former vice president, challenges him in the White House race. This year has been tumultuous, with issues of racism, police brutality, the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on economy, and ties with China dominating US politics. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has also catapulted the justice system into the limelight.

US Justice Dept releases Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election

Andrew Goudsward -
Smith's report outlines a four-count indictment against Trump, alleging he plotted to obstruct vote collection and certification after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

Horrific to see Capitol breach, this should never take place in a democracy — US envoy Juster

Kairvy Grewal -
Outgoing US ambassador Kenneth Juster tells ThePrint's Shekhar Gupta in 'Off The Cuff' that the Capitol Hill breach is not America ‘at its best’, and he is hopeful US will bounce back.

‘Shameful, unfortunate’ — Tricolour amid Capitol Hill rioters draws sharp Twitter reactions

Unnati Sharma -
A video of Trump supporters outside Capitol Hill Wednesday shows someone waving the Indian flag amid the many American flags. 4 persons have died in the violence.

Pence hits breaking point with Trump in blessing Biden win

Jordan Fabian -
Though unfailingly loyal to Trump, Pence's defiance of president's demands to reject Electoral College votes is rooted in Constitution, which gives the vice president no such power.

How US Capitol Police left open path for violence to take deadly turn

Todd Shields -
US Capitol Police's failure to prevent chaos is remarkable because local authorities were on high alert over the arrival of thousands of Trump supporters.

Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol, woman is shot dead before troops end chaos and rioting

Josh Wingrove -
The Secretary of the Army said 1,100 National Guard troops had been deploying to the Capitol to bolster local police and other forces.

Why Trump’s phone call looking for votes is what a coup looks like

Timothy L. OBrien -
Donald Trump is so unspooled – and so unable to come to terms with losing – that he’s willing to try torching democracy to soothe himself.

How Trump has fractured his own party with bid to subvert election

Josh Wingrove -
Trump's call to Georgia’s secretary of state Brad Raffensperger has fueled the simmering feud among Republicans over objecting during the count of electoral college votes.

Trump’s call to find votes could end up as smoking gun of election fraud

Erik Larson -
Trump’s phone call pressing Georgia Secretary of State is likely to add to the pressure Joe Biden‘s Justice Department will face to pursue a prosecution of the current president.

Don’t draw military into US polls — ex-defense chiefs call for ‘peaceful transition of power’

Tony Czuczka -
As Trump claims voter fraud in the presidential elections, there have also been calls in some circles to involve the military in overturning the results.
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With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Shekhar Gupta -
Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

Rahul Gandhi echoes Pakistan on Op Sindoor, Trump on economy. He’s a distraction

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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