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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.

Why US-China tensions will continue to mount during Trump’s re-election bid

Gao Yuan -
Donald Trump has made his tough positions on China a key element in the lead-up to the US election, and he seems intent on keeping the pressure on.

Kamala Harris’ eligibility for VP is no longer an issue, Trump adviser says

Tony Czuczka -
Donald Trump had raised the matter twice last week in news conferences over an op-ed, which suggested that Harris' eligibility for national office was under question.

These are the assets and liabilities Kamala Harris brings to the Biden campaign

Jeffrey Taylor -
Harris with her youthful persona & diversity may help Biden energise a Democratic base. But her unclear campaign persona has already led to Trump's side dubbing her 'Phony Kamala'.

Kamala Harris is vocal on Kashmir, ‘unbreakable bond’ with India & loves her idli-sambhar

Nayanima Basu -
Democrat Kamala Harris was Tuesday picked by US presidential nominee Joe Biden as his running mate. She is the first person of Indian, and Asian, origin to enter the vice-presidential race.

The world has changed too much for Biden to erase the Trump effect

Marc Champion -
Trump has changed the US in ways that may be irreversible. Also, the rest of the world has changed too. The most important change since Biden left office lies in China.

Facebook mulls political-ad blackout ahead of US presidential election

Kurt Wagner -
A halt on ads could defend against misleading election-related content spreading as people prepare to vote.

Trump’s reelection campaign is in crisis

William A. Galston -
As of 26 June, President Trump was averaging 41.4% of the vote in head-to-head contests with Joe Biden, just 0.8% higher than his job approval.

Trump as ‘contaminator-in-chief’, and China’s ‘outward flexing’ pose

Unnati Sharma -
The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Trump likely to face re-election with jobless rate over 10%

Tony Czuczka -
Experts predict that people’s fear of contracting the virus and the absence of a vaccine are likely to weigh on the economy well into the second half of the year.

China’s virus response shows it’ll do anything to see me lose elections, Trump says

John Harney -
Trump said he was considering various ways to punish the Chinese government, which he has blamed for allowing coronavirus to spread across the world.
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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

Indrani Talukdar -
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

India’s land acquisition disputes have a way out. Both Japan and Gujarat have used it

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

Economy

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Akanksha Mishra -
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Defence

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

Javaria Rana -
This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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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