Donald Trump’s win & his pro-crypto stance have pushed up the price of Bitcoin by 45% in just one month. In India, govt’s high taxes don't seem to have deterred investors.
House Committee on Ethics was investigating allegations against Matt Gaetz & was to release a report. Donald Trump has acted swiftly to nominate former Florida Attorney General Bondi.
The Modi of 2024 was not riding the troika of propositions that won him two majorities and most recently brought Trump back to power. He was merely fighting to keep what was his.
Donald Trump won 295 electoral college votes as against 226 of Vice-President Kamala Harris. He also won the popular vote. He got 74 mn popular votes, while Harris received 70 mn.
In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
Trump administration was a revolving door of Washington’s who’s who, with a high attrition rate & public spats. At least 11 ex-staffers have publicly warned he’s unfit for a 2nd term.
Attention is now on soon-to-be Second Lady Usha Vance & Kash Patel, likely to be CIA director, says global media. It also notes Kashmir’s ongoing fight for restoration of special status.
In letter released by Awami League on social media, Hasina lauds Trump’s ‘extraordinary leadership qualities’, expresses her ‘commitment to working together again’.
The US has turned to the Kurds whenever it has needed allies on ground— in Iraq, in Syria, & now perhaps in Iran. Rarely has it worked out well, either for them or the region.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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