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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Topic: USA

Iran accuses Israel, US of being behind the assassination of a top nuclear scientist

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of research and innovation at Iran’s Ministry of Defence, was killed close to the Damavand campus of Islamic Azad University.

Biden presidency could add another first woman — Janet Yellen as treasury secretary

If confirmed by the Senate, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen would have to help steer the US economy through a resurgent pandemic and lockdowns.

Trump is saddling Biden with a flurry of last-minute policy moves

With major policy decisions in the works that Trump and his aides know Biden opposes, the administration’s aggressive rear-guard tactics are well beyond past last-minute actions.

Trump set to cut troops in Afghanistan, Iraq to 2,500 each by 15 Jan

The move comes after Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper and replaced other top officials at the Pentagon with loyalists last week.

World’s biggest free trade deal to be clinched this weekend as India watches from sidelines

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which includes Australia, New Zealand & Indonesia, aims to reduce tariffs, strengthen supply chains, and codify new e-commerce rules.

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’.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?