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Nikki Haley has clearly thrown in her lot with Trump

Nikki Haley, who made news twice this week for her comments on Trump, has disappointed the President's opponents who hoped she was one of them.

TikTok is giving itself a makeover to fight Facebook and US pressure

Months after registering its first lobbyist, TikTok is seeking to add a US policy chief and plans to further expand its internal policy staff.

Piyush Goyal to visit US again next week to give another shot at stalled trade deal

Piyush Goyal will be batting for restoration of Generalised System of Preferences for Indian goods, which US revoked in May this year.

Russian trolls, fake news & ego boosts for retweets — NYT study decodes Trump’s Twitter

According to the NYT study, Trump ‘has retweeted at least 145 unverified accounts that have pushed conspiracy or fringe content’.

China’s military build-up is a threat to countries, says top US Admiral

Commander of US Pacific Fleet Admiral John C. Aquilino says though China’s OBOR plan may be seen as economically beneficial initially, it will create problems in the long term.

Concerned by situation in J&K though we support India’s development agenda, says US

The US State Department raised concerns over human rights issues in Jammu and Kashmir, which was put under a security lockdown on 5 August with the scrapping of Article 370.

As Trump goes back on commitments, nations wonder if US is still a reliable ally

India will have to fashion its policies amid this multi-polar flux as US allies chalk up new strategies and partnerships.

Day after meeting Imran Khan, US Senator calls for Pakistan to end support to terror groups

Senator Maggie Hassan also asked for de-escalation of India-Pakistan tensions, which spiked after Modi govt scrapped Article 370 on 5 August.

Recycled plastic is now more expensive than PET. That’s not just an economic problem

Unless consumers are happy to pay more to drink from a recycled bottle, the price rise will likely lead to manufacturers reverting from using recycled PET to virgin materials.

Unmarried women in US face shortage of economically attractive male partners: Study

Our study uncovers the demographic reality of large deficits in the supply of men who are suited or well matched for today’s unmarried women.

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Reform and globalisation — India’s dual challenge hold answer to Trump’s tariff turmoil

India can convert the tariff turmoil into an opportunity to position itself as the world’s go-to trade partner. It has the scale and heft, but needs the boldness.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?