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Topic: Bill Gates

Modi’s comments on podcast draw reactions from neighbours—praise from China, flak from Pakistan

Global media also reports on the close relationship between Modi & billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, as well as the expanding wealth management business amid an 'IPO boom'.

India launches logo & website of global alliance for gender equality, focus on education, enterprise

Launch was done by Bill Gates & Smriti Irani. 'Alliance for Global Good: Gender Equity and Equality' aims to boost quality & access to health, education & economic opportunities for women.

UAE signs deal with Bill Gates’ nuclear company on advanced reactors at COP28

The MoU comes as UAE pushes to expand its nuclear energy capacity, following a pledge by over 20 nations at COP28 to triple nuclear deployment this decade to fight climate change.

Tech leaders Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai to join US senators for AI forum

Lawmakers are grappling with how to mitigate dangers of emerging technology, which has experienced a boom in investment, consumer popularity after release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Bipartisan political consensus done. But US businesses yet to decouple from China.

US-China relations hit rock bottom this year but a flurry of American businessmen recently visited Beijing—Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and many others.

New Delhi wants Indian heads for Chinese Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo. It’s mirroring China’s practice

The US may have planned Bill Gates’ visit to Beijing to signal easing of tensions and a resumption of US-China dialogue.

‘Old friend’: Chinese President Xi meets Bill Gates in Beijing, discuss AI, global health

During the meeting, Xi said China would not 'follow old path' of seeing hegemony but work with other countries for common development.

PM Modi meets Bill Gates in Glasgow, talks climate change, sustainable development

Gates in the past has reinforced his foundation's commitment to supporting India to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on health, nutrition, sanitation and agriculture.

Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates have 2 years to decide if they can share foundation

New York: Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates’s divorce is shaping up to have a more profound impact on their $50 billion foundation than...

Warren Buffett exits Gates Foundation amid Bill & Melinda’s divorce upheaval

Buffet is one of the Gates Foundation’s three board members. His resignation marks another shift in the long-time partnership, and friendship, with Bill Gates.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.