Topic: USA
US-Israel team heads for Bahrain to officially establish Tel Aviv-Manama diplomatic ties
The US-Israel delegation is taking the first direct Israeli commercial flight to Bahrain. The two countries announced normalisation of ties last month.
China’s aggressive stance won’t change with dialogues and agreements, says US NSA
National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said the US must stand up to China and protect the American people
Jaishankar pitches for ‘territorial integrity, peaceful resolution of disputes’ at Quad meet
The Quad countries — US, India, Australia and Japan — said the Covid pandemic has shown that it is important for 'like-minded' nations to collaborate.
How power will be transferred in America if Trump’s condition worsens
The provisions for a peaceful transfer of power if the president becomes incapacitated, even if only temporarily, are present in the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Why selling F-35 fighter jets to UAE complicates US ties with Israel
The problem with providing F-35s and associated combat systems to Arab states is that it might erode Israel’s ‘qualitative military edge’.
College students’ irresponsible partying, bar visits adding to US Covid burden
Students seem to be refusing to police themselves, so even universities that are testing a lot and isolating the sick aren’t able to control the cases.
TikTok won’t just disappear in US like it did in India after Trump’s deadline for a sale
Trump said he won't extend the mid-September deadline but TikTok’s Chinese owner may need more time to negotiate a deal after new regulations from Beijing complicated matters.
Trump won’t extend deadline for TikTok to arrange US sale
The parties are still racing to present a preliminary deal to the White House before this month’s deadline, though no agreement could be finalized before Beijing’s sign-off.
Will punish US firms producing, creating jobs in China – Trump’s new tirade against Beijing
Trump has sought to make China an election issue and portray Biden as a lackey of Beijing as polls show widespread public disapproval of the president’s handling of the pandemic.
India overtakes Brazil for second-most Covid cases with more than 90,000 new infections
The US, India and Brazil account for more than half the world’s coronavirus cases, which have now topped 27 million.
How France-Turkey’s probable but unlikely conflict has been shaped by Erdogan’s politics
In episode 604 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the recent France-Turkey conflict and the deeper implications of this row.
Tax revenues decline 22% in April-September, at one-fourth of full year target
Tax revenues declined 22 per cent from the year-ago period to Rs 4.58 lakh crore and were at 28 per cent of the full year target of Rs 16.36 lakh crore in the April-September period.
Defence
Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks
The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.