A statement conveying that war must end as it’s harming women and children and causing chaos would have projected Harris as an international leader wanting to end conflicts.
Donald Trump won 295 electoral college votes as against 226 of Vice-President Kamala Harris. He also won the popular vote. He got 74 mn popular votes, while Harris received 70 mn.
We saw a CNN versus Fox News contest: While everyone at CNN, barring the Republican panelists, looked as if they had just lost the election, Fox News was laughing all over.
In her speech at Howard University, Harris committed to fight for women’s rights, people's dignity and opposed gun violence as she acknowledged President-elect Trump's victory.
Harris, in her capacity as president of Senate, will not be the first vice president to declare their rival the winner. Al Gore, Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon also had to do it.
First was Grover Cleveland 130 years ago, from 1885 to 1889 & 1893 to 1897. Harris tried to make history too, aiming to be 2nd sitting VP to win a presidential election in a century.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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