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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.

Cuba sees biggest anti-govt protests in decades, dozens arrested

The Cuban govt also blocked access to some social media and messaging sites as President Miguel Diaz-Canel blamed social media for fanning the flames of discontent.

The Brexit sausage row that isn’t thawing, & ‘selfless’ rich Americans ‘volunteering’ little tax

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

Biden bans travel from India due to high Covid caseload, exempts few categories

Students, academics, journalists & individuals who provide critical support in countries affected by Covid restrictions may qualify for the exception, the State Department said.

Modi, Biden talk ‘importance’ of supply chains as US extends India support to tackle Covid

The phone call comes a day after President Joe Biden tweeted that the US was 'determined' to help India as the latter did when America was in need.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

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.