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TopicBiden administration

Topic: Biden administration

‘A big deal’–Modi to join Biden in press conference, will take questions from journalists

White House press conferences with other world leaders are usually tightly controlled by US officials, with reporters designated beforehand and limited questions.

Mexico asylum-seekers hope for US entry after Title 42, allowing govt to reject migrants ends

The US government Friday ended Title 42, a Covid-inspired provision turning away asylum-seekers for public health reasons, & applied a new rule mandating migrants to use legal pathways.

Why Silicon Valley Bank, a tech startup darling, collapsed and how US govt saved depositors

SVB collapse was a circle of deposit withdrawals leading to fears of a bank run, which then resulted in a bank run. The US regulators have, however, stepped in quickly.

Joe Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to advisory committee

Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council, have been appointed in the Biden administration.

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...

US President Joe Biden nominates former MasterCard chief Ajay Banga to head World Bank

The World Bank Wednesday said it expects to select a new president by early May to replace David Malpass, who announced his resignation last week.

US unveils $1.1-bn arms package for Ukraine war, includes 18 HIMARS launcher systems

The Biden administration will use funds from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to procure weapons, including 150 vehicles, 2 radars to track unmanned aerial systems among others.

Biden administration approves upgrade of Pakistan’s F-16 fighter aircraft in $450-million deal

Pentagon said the proposed sale “greatly improves Pakistan’s ability to support counterterrorism operations through its robust air-to-ground capability”.

Joe Biden unveils first image of James Webb Space Telescope, calls it ‘historic moment’

The Webb Telescope is one of the most powerful telescopes launched into space. As per NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, this mission has enough excess fuel capacity to operate for 20 years.

Right-wing outfit claims responsibility for posters warning Biden against ‘bullying India’

An outfit called ‘Hindu Sena’ claimed that it pasted the posters defacing signboard of the US embassy in New Delhi after an FIR was lodged against ‘unidentified’ people by the Delhi Police.

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Trump’s presence at ASEAN could create new US-China axis. India shouldn’t have skipped it

As in the West, India must engage with ASEAN and APEC in the East and Southeast with a much greater degree of seriousness and commitment.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.