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China is forcing the world to find new ways to deal with it

Xi’s China believes it is now strong enough to forcefully assert its agenda because it has reached the point it can withstand whatever penalties come its way.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says US to impose visa restrictions on some Huawei workers

This is the latest move by US in efforts to bar Huawei’s technology on the grounds that the Chinese technology company could be used as a back door for spying on Americans.

China warns of retaliatory sanctions if US implements Hong Kong Autonomy Act

President Trump has signed an executive order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong after China introduced the controversial national security law in the country.

Coronavirus reinvades US states that had defeated it once

US states that suffered most in the first wave of infections are seeing cases climb again after months of declines. In some places, hospitalisations & deaths are also rising.

US raises pitch against China, slams its claims to South China Sea as unlawful & bullying

Trump administration move reverses previous US policy of not taking sides in disputes such as China’s maritime claims in South China Sea & escalates tensions.

Pakistan’s PIA barred from flying to US after ‘fake pilots’ scandal

PIA has been wracked by years of financial losses and on 22 May suffered a fatal crash in which 98 people died after pilots tried to touchdown without lowering the landing gear.

The US-China rivalry is broadening from trade to everything

From a possible ban on TikTok app to discussions of undermining the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the greenback, the US-China tensions is moving into new, unpredictable areas.

US is beginning to win its war against Huawei as Europe joins forces against China

The fatal blow for Huawei’s relationship with Europe may have come in May when the US banned the company from sourcing microchips that use American technology.

Trump’s a man trained in deception, led a life of lies, niece alleges in book

Mary Trump claims in her book that she was the source of the leaked tax documents of the Trump Organization cited in a New York Times report on the president’s finances.

America First becomes America Last after Trump’s response to coronavirus pandemic

Hobbled businesses, failed coercive diplomatic tactics, and an economy that is set to contract by 6% this year — America's global influence is fast losing clout.

On Camera

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.