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Monday, May 13, 2024
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Topic: Biden

China, US tussle over Joe Biden’s democracy summit

The Communist Party plans to issue a report titled China: Democracy that works, five days before the opening of the US President's two-day virtual meeting with 110 other governments.

Biden nominates Indian American Ravi Chaudhary to key post in Pentagon

A former Air Force officer, Chaudhary has been nominated for the position of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and the Environment.

Dancing Ganesha, 900-yr-old Natraj among 157 smuggled antiques returned by US to PM Modi

List includes a copper anthropomorphic object dating back to 2000 BC and a 2nd CE terracotta vase. About 45 of the antiques belong to the BCE period, govt said.

Biden reiterates US support for India’s entry into NSG, permanent seat in UNSC

During his meeting with PM Modi, Biden also applauded India’s strong leadership during its UN Security Council Presidency in August 2021, the US-India Joint Leaders’ statement said.

Modi puts India-US trade in focus at first bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden

At their first ever in-person bilateral interaction, PM Modi says trade between India and US is ‘complementary’, President Biden speaks of 'new chapter' in ties.

Why Biden will probably survive his Afghanistan disaster

Biden seems to have stumbled on the only formula that protects moderate leaders in a populist age — decisiveness, and it’s likely that he will emerge stronger from this moment.

Biden criticizes China for not aiding US investigation into origins of Covid-19

The Chinese Embassy in the U.S expressed “strong condemnation” to the White House statement, and again called for investigation into the U.S. biological defense site Fort Detrick.

Afghan mess makes Biden unpopular, disapproval rating higher than approval for first time

The Afghanistan situation and Covid spike continue to haunt US President Joe Biden, hurting his approval ratings that have dipped below 50 per cent.

Biden deploys 5,000 troops to Afghanistan to ensure safe drawdown of US personnel

The US President, however, ruled out any change in his plans with regard to withdrawal of all his troops from Afghanistan 11 September.

US says ready to ship Covid-19 vaccines but India needs to clear legal hurdles

US spokesperson Ned Price said before we can ship vaccines, every country is required to complete its own domestic set of operational, regulatory and legal processes.

On Camera

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.