In headlines recently has been Trump’s trip to India. As a growing world power, not only economically and militarily but politically, the relationship the United States has with them becomes more and more important. On Trump’s recent trip to India, he signed defense, energy, and telecoms deals but failed to reach a prospective trade accord. Though the President called his… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 32 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India’s capital New Delhi for decades as a heavy deployment of security forces brought an uneasy calm on Thursday, a police official said. The violence began over a disputed new citizenship law on Monday but led to clashes between Muslims and Hindus in… Read more »
ndia and the US have signed defence, energy and telecoms deals but failed to reach a much-talked about trade accord. President Donald Trump hailed a “very productive visit” but said he would keep working with Indian PM Narendra Modi for “a comprehensive trade deal”. The US is one of India’s biggest trade partners. The two leaders hope the visit will… Read more »
US President Donald Trump expected 10 million people to welcome him in India on his first state visit. It didn’t happen, but everything else seems to have gone according to the script. The optics of the trip were crucial both for him and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Trump wanted to show people in the US that he was… Read more »
The transfer of a judge critical of the violence in Delhi has raised concerns in India, as politicians come under fire for perceived inaction. Justice S Muralidhar, who was hearing a petition into the religious riots, had sharply condemned both the government and police on Wednesday. Orders for his immediate transfer came late at night the same day. At least… Read more »
The U.S. and Taliban recently announced a deal to institute a partial truce which started February 22nd, 2020. The deal will test whether a lasting peace is possible in the nation without a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces. If the truce succeeds it could lead to a partial U.S. withdrawal which could foreshadow a complete withdrawal at some point in… Read more »
(BBC News) Iran has a growing number of coronavirus cases and there is concern about how the government is responding. With the help of our colleagues in BBC Persian, we’ve been trying to piece together what is happening in Iran. How many have been infected? Iran has recorded the highest number of deaths outside China and a growing number of… Read more »
(Al Jazeera) At least 25 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in violence across the Indian capital New Delhi that started on Sunday, according to hospital officials and local media outlets. Police and paramilitary forces patrolled the streets in far greater numbers on Wednesday, and swathes of the riot-hit areas were deserted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm on… Read more »
(Asia Times) A week-long “reduction in violence” between the Taliban, the US, and Afghan security forces will commence this weekend, an official said on Friday, ahead of the signing of a possible deal between Washington and the insurgents. If the partial truce goes ahead, it would mark a historic step after more than 18 years of gruelling conflict in Afghanistan… Read more »
(Asia Times) The huge crowds that greeted United States President Donald Trump on his first state visit to India seem directly disproportional to the outcome in the end. Both countries announced agreements on three minor areas, signed a deal for more military helicopters and promised a trade deal “soon.” For years touted as “natural partners,” India and the US more… Read more »