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TopicBarack Obama

Topic: Barack Obama

Obama knew what could bring agreement between Israel and Palestine. He even told Netanyahu

Obama let Netanyahu know, in no uncertain terms, that he regarded settlement building as “illegitimate.”

Obama calls on Israel to limit civilian casualties in Gaza — ‘ignoring human cost could backfire’

Former US president Barack Obama urges Tel Aviv to learn from US’ mistakes after 9/11 and warns that its actions could erode global support and undermine peace efforts.

As Israel pledges ‘unrelenting’ attacks on Hamas, Obama warns ‘ignoring human costs could backfire’

In public, US has stressed Israel's right to defend itself but sources say White House, Pentagon & State Department have stepped up private appeals for caution in conversations with Israel.

India must think hard about US support on UNSC membership. It means doing what US wants

China will never want India to gain permanent membership of the UNSC with veto right. Can India convince the White House to stand up to Beijing's bullying tactics?

8 suicides in 3 months: A Surat diamond industry problem nobody is willing to acknowledge

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

65% Indians view US favourably, 64% trust Biden to do right thing, finds international Pew survey

Survey of over 27,000 respondents found that confidence for President Biden was higher than Trump's highest ratings in 21 of 23 countries surveyed by Pew Research Center.

Why a confident Modi government took on Obama. It’s called leverage

The attacks BJP leaders led against Obama’s comments on Modi government’s treatment of minorities shows Modi cannot be touched.

Phas gaye re Obama: Modi’s ‘friend Barack’ gives a sermon to him, but look who’s talking

Obama walked into debate by censuring Modi govt for its treatment of Muslims. Does a US president have moral authority to deliver such sermons given their record of courting dictators?

Modi critics are rejoicing Indian failure abroad a bit too much. It’s pathological

Those who harbour ill will towards PM Modi derive satisfaction from witnessing India facing criticism on the global stage.

‘Without minority rights, India may start pulling apart,’ says former US president Obama to CNN

BJP Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda slammed Obama for his remarks and said it is preposterous to see the former US president 'pander to the anti-India crowd'.

On Camera

Why the VB-GRAMG Bill strikes at the heart of MGNREGA

MGNREGA’s core strength was: if you needed work, you got work. VB-GRAMG’s funding model means work will only be available if a state has the budget and the Centre has approved the allocation.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.