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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicUS politics

Topic: US politics

Implications of Capitol Hill violence on US politics, and the legacy Trump leaves behind

In episode 656 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks at the unprecedented Capitol Hill incident through the prism of US politics.

Who is Neera Tanden? Hillary Clinton loyalist and Joe Biden’s pick for budget chief

Daughter of Indian immigrants, Neera Tanden, 50, is a Washington mover and shaker who currently heads the think tank Center for American Progress.

Set politics aside and wear mask, it’s key to avoiding Covid shutdowns, Anthony Fauci says

US top infectious-disease doctor Anthony Fauci, who has advised six US presidents, said inconsistent mask-wearing is a significant impediment to controlling the pandemic.

Coronavirus a hoax, fearing it a sin, believed several US pastors and many have since died

Conservative Christian clergymen in the US have been encouraging their flock to come to church and attend meetings, actively defying social distancing rules.

American politics is taking a radical new turn. Socialism is no longer a dirty word

American dream is fading with jobs being shifted to Shanghai and Bengaluru, factories shutting down and “outsourcing” raising corporate profits but lowering American wages.

Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Brett Kavanaugh will change the face of US politics

The timing of the revelation — before the US mid-term elections — has raised suspicions about the motive and genuineness of Blasey Ford’s allegations

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.