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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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Topic: Donald Trump

US psephologists were certain Trump would lose — until things shifted on election day

Hillary Clinton was winning all the way after polling of early, by-mail votes in 7 swing states. Then, the unthinkable happened on 8 November 2016.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir ousted in military coup, but protests persist

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested from Ecuadorian embassy in London

Benjamin Netanyahu’s win in Israel could force a change in India’s two-state policy

PM Modi offered to mediate peace in 2017-18, but the situation has changed, with the US supporting Netanyahu’s ambition not to spare any land for Palestine.

India being kept out of Afghan-Taliban peace talks is a return to pre-9/11 geopolitics

India’s Afghanistan efforts face a hesitant Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghan peace who seems to be keeping New Delhi at bay.

In a first, Donald Trump labels Iran’s military a ‘terrorist group’

‘Umbrella Movement’ protestors in Hong Kong found guilty of public nuisance, and Macron finds his de Gaulle moment with Brexit.

Algeria ends a President’s 20-yr rule as the US undermines the International Criminal Court

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Donald Trump says India charging US 100% tariffs on many goods is stupid trade

The statement came days after he criticised India, saying it is one of the world's highest taxing nations.

Libya’s military strongman orders forces to ‘advance’ on Tripoli

EU’s Donald Tusk suggests 12-month Brexit extension and Donald Trump hints at a ‘monumental’ trade deal with China.

‘Not fair’: Trump once again slams India as one of the world’s highest taxing nations

US president Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that India is a "tariff king" and imposes "tremendously high" tariffs on American products

A third of Russian households can’t buy more than two pairs of shoes a year

US-China trade talks enter 'final stages', and coming soon, a complete list of BRI projects.

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?