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India, Japan, Anglosphere aping earlier Cold War conditions. Must end their wait for America

Daily, issue-by-issue and case-by-case, the threat of Chinese aggression becomes crystal clear.

Off The Cuff with Gideon Rachman

The world is a changed place now with a stronger China and weaker America, Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times, said...

Off The Cuff with Fareed Zakaria

The world is now America and China. We’re entering a bipolar world, says Fareed Zakaria, author and Washington Post columnist, in conversation with ThePrint’s...

US becomes first country to register over 2,100 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

With over 500,000 cases of coronavirus, the US records the highest number of positive Covid-19 cases in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

US death toll from Covid-19 now expected to be 60,000, far below earlier projections

Two prominent models for US mortality are yielding decreased fatality projections based on what Americans are doing to mitigate the spread.

America closes down as a third of its citizens told to stay home

From New York to Illinois, governors from coast to coast have told Americans not to leave home except for dire circumstances.

America’s status as petroleum exporter at risk as oil prices plunge

The U.S. only in recent months began exporting more petroleum than it imports, a shift fueled by record shale production in fields such as the Permian Basin.

What are opioids — the highly addictive drugs that wreaked havoc in the US

John Kapoor, the Amritsar-born Indian American & founder of pharma company Isys, was sentenced for leading a conspiracy that led to the opioid crisis in the US.

Bollywood’s Big P, Saint Stephen for ‘mosaic’ culture and Amit Shah’s chronology

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

‘Dharma isn’t America’s to claim’ — Indian author accuses Hollywood of cultural appropriation

Movie 'American Dharma' is about the rise of Alt-Right poster boy Steve Bannon, credited with engineering divisive strategies that made 2016 election of Donald Trump possible. 

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?