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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicUS President Joe Biden

Topic: US President Joe Biden

US President Biden to visit Israel amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Israel-Hamas war

Biden's visit will mark significant show of support by US for its top Middle East ally where Hamas gunmen killed 1,300 people during a rampage through towns in southern Israel on 7 October.

US, UK, France, Germany & Italy condemn Hamas attack, acknowledge Palestinians’ ‘legitimate aspirations’

In joint statement, countries say they will support Israel's efforts 'to defend itself and its people' & that Hamas offers Palestinians nothing but 'more terror & bloodshed'.

2 visits in single term? President Biden invited by Modi as chief guest for Republic Day celebration

US envoy Eric Garcetti says Joe Biden was invited during meeting on sidelines of G20 Summit this month. If he accepts, he'll be 1st American President to visit India twice in a term.

Delhi summit proves ‘G20 can still drive solutions to most pressing issues’ — White House statement

The statement lists US President Joe Biden's 6 areas of focus, including working for 'a just peace' in Ukraine, delivering on food security & inclusive digital transformation.

What to expect from Biden-Modi meeting ahead of G20 — talks on GE jet engine deal, nuclear energy

Following bilateral meet, PM will host Biden for dinner at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Ahead of US president's visit, Centre lowered custom duties on numerous products like chickpeas, lentils.

What are Biden’s Medicare drug price negotiations & how they may influence countries like India

US govt has unveiled names of first 10 drugs whose prices will be subjected to negotiations between Medicare & manufacturers, amid massive pushback by the big pharma lobby.

‘I am disappointed’, says Joe Biden on Xi Jinping not attending G20 summit

Xi is likely to skip the summit and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to represent Beijing at the meeting in New Delhi

Concerns about advanced age of US leaders rise after Biden, McConnell’s public lapses

McConnell, 81, stopped talking mid-sentence at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and stood mutely for 23 seconds until he was led away from reporters.

Biden welcomes Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to Washington, China among top items on agenda

Meloni's first trip to the US comes at a time when Italy's membership in the Washington-opposed Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure plan is in question.

Takeaways from Modi’s address to Congress — Quad, ‘shadows’ in Indo-Pacific & a ‘Samosa Caucus’ joke

In his address to US Congress, Modi — the only Indian PM to do so twice — called US one of most important defence partners and highlighted how Ukraine war affected developing countries.

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Indian bureaucracy doesn’t need DOGE. Hiring more would be better for efficiency

The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.