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US scraps $1.66 billion aid to Pakistan after Trump’s ‘doesn’t do a damn thing’ comment

Lalit K Jha -
The decision comes days after US President Donald Trump said that Pakistan doesn't do "a damn thing" for the US.

Xi Jinping, not Donald Trump, is the true cold warrior

Michael Schuman -
China’s president has altered foreign and domestic policies in ways that made confrontation with the U.S. almost inevitable.

India exempted from sanctions because of its value to Chabahar port & Afghanistan railway line: US

Lalit K Jha -
The Chabahar Port is considered a gateway to golden opportunities for trade by India with central Asian countries.

TCS in US needs to explain why it’s more likely to fire engineers if they’re not South Asian

Robert Burnson -
The company is set to go on trial in California over racial discrimination claims by American workers who lost their jobs at TCS offices in the U.S.

India, Korea said to agree outline of Iran oil waiver with US

Heesu Lee -
The waivers would ensure at least some Iranian oil continues to flow to the global market.

Khashoggi’s body was dismembered, and white men are biggest terror threat in US, says CNN host

Anagha Deshpande -
America calls for an end to Yemen fighting, and Israeli ‘Freedom is basic’ niqab advertisement sparks controversy.

Donald Trump calls Jamal Khashoggi’s murder the ‘worst cover-up in history of cover-ups’

PTI -
In the Donald Trump administration’s first punitive action in the Jamal Khashoggi murder case, the US has revoked visas of senior Saudi officials.

United Nations is far too necessary to be written off

James Gibney -
The test facing those gathered for this year’s General Assembly is as pressing as it is daunting - to make the UN fit for purpose.

My family abandoned Indian food when Americans said it smelled like ‘armpits’

Sharmila Sen -
In her new book, Sharmila Sen remembers the strangeness of encountering a new cuisine full of processed foods.

US lawmakers urge Imran Khan govt to treat minorities with equality in Pakistan

Lalit K Jha -
The leaders asked Imran Khan to stop human rights violations in different parts of Pakistan including Karachi, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

Gitanjali Das -
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

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Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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?

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