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TopicUS humanitarian aid

Topic: US humanitarian aid

Trump administration memo tells USAID to put “America First” in reviewing foreign aid

The sharply-worded memo sent Saturday to USAID staff effectively put a sweeping freeze on US foreign aid worldwide.

US to provide $144 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan

The assistance will be provided to independent international, non-governmental humanitarian organisations, including UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM and WHO following monitoring, Blinken said.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.