The US Friday sanctioned seven former and current senior officials of Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), including national police chief Benazir Ahmed.
China's $400 billion deal with Iran comes at a time when the US is showing little signs of lifting the sanctions imposed on Iran. This is not good news for India.
The sanctions bar defence procurement agency SSB from receiving loans from international financial institutions and agencies including the US Export-Import Bank.
One challenge Biden will face is that US sanctions have become so complicated that they’re more difficult to enforce or manage without risking serious blowback on the economy.
Iran legislators gave US a month from the law’s ratification to comply with their demands to remove penalties for dealing with Iran’s oil and banking industries.
Defence experts say AVIC is a huge company that makes a plethora of equipment and is self-reliant, which is a challenge, given India’s LAC stand-off with China.
Western experience with Russia suggests Washington's efforts to force a change of behaviour are unlikely to succeed, even if the measures remain in place for years.
US move finds no supporters as France, Germany & UK said they remained committed to the 2015 deal that eased sanctions in return for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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