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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: US

Why top destinations Canada, Australia & NZ got fewer Indian students in last 3 yrs, UK saw rise

Data in Parliament show UK regain popularity in last 3 yrs with opening of post-work visas being seen as advantage. In contrast, Covid & strict rules hurt other foreign destinations.

US is winning tech war with China. High technology is national security issue

There is no dispute between Democrats and Republicans on hobbling China’s rise even if they agree on little else these days

Russia’s cyber war machine in Ukraine hasn’t lived up to Western hype. Report analyses why

Infancy of Moscow’s cyber command, operating in silos, poor performance by military, & differing understanding of cyber explain gap between West's expectations & performance.

A war is brewing in US. Divided Republican camp pushing rivals toward far-Right terrorism

The bizarre meeting of a white supremacist, a Hitler-admiring black singer, and a former US president at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort shows all is not well with American democracy.

Republican Party gains control of US House of Representatives after 4 yrs with narrow majority

Republicans now have 218 seats as against 211 of Democratic Party. The counting of six seats is still ongoing. President Joe Biden congratulated Republican leader Kevin McCarthy.

19% jump in Indian students studying in US in 2021-22, finds Open Doors report

Indian students heading to the US are likely to surpass China in 2022-23, with 82,000 visas issued between June and August this year — the highest among all countries.

Jaishankar’s ‘balancing act’ with Russia is smart. But US patience will wear thin

India knows that when it comes to the crunch, it is the Western economies that will bail it out – not Russian ones. But it needs the oil badly too.

Aruna Miller becomes first Indian-American Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, US

Miller, 58, a former delegate to the Maryland House, was on the Lieutenant Governor ticket along with Wes Moore -- the Democratic Governor elect.

US stocks in Asia dips after China denies easing its ‘zero Covid policy’

Risk assets rallied on Friday amid speculation that China was set to relax the restrictions, but it reiterated adherence to a “dynamic-clearing” approach to Covid over the weekend.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons cult shows Kim Jong-un won’t limit his ambitions

The shadow of nuclear weapons has hung over the Koreas since 1950; the savage logic of mutual destruction keeping the peace. One story shows it's easy to lose reason.

On Camera

Mumbai fashion weeks need a revamp. Not Dharavi & Girgaon

Bless Mr Adani’s kind heart. So glad his view from the private jet will improve by 2032.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.