The US president’s announcements have drawn sharp responses from several impacted countries, with some like China vowing retaliation and others seeking negotiations.
Biden stressed that the submarines would be nuclear-powered, not nuclear-armed: 'These boats will not have nuclear weapons of any kind on them,' he said.
Beijing's ties to the other countries have increasingly frayed as tensions flare over the coronavirus outbreak, security law in Hong Kong and the South China Sea dispute.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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