24 prisoners were exchanged in Ankara, 16 released by Russia and 8 by US and allies. Among them were 3 Americans, including Wall Street Journal scribe Evan Gershkovich.
Joe Biden administration has proposed a 'substantial offer' to Russia to bring back two Americans detained in Russia. Details of the offer have not been made public.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was detained by Canada in 2018 at US’ extradition request over alleged violation of Iran sanctions. But was it a prisoner swap deal with China?
The 2 Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, were held in China since 2018 for 'espionage'. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver the same year.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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