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Vantage | It's a pause but West Asia remains on the brink of bigger war
The Vantage Take •The delicate balance between peace and the looming spectre of conflict hangs in the balance
Biden promises to combat Islamophobia as Israel-Hamas war rages
•The administration of US President Joe Biden said Wednesday it would develop a strategy to combat Islamophobia - an announcement that comes as tensions simmer nationwide over the war between Israel and Hamas militants
Jokes Apart | Biden, Rahul and the fraught issue of what to call your pooch
Palash Krishna Mehrotra •Politicians with pet pooches are getting into trouble. What, in contemporary times, is the most appropriate and inoffensive name for a dog or, for that matter, even cats?
Republican, Democrat lawmakers urge Biden WH to crack down on crypto after Hamas attack on Israel
Fp Staff •A group of lawmakers from both, Republicans and Democrats, have urged the Joe Biden led administration to take steps against cryptocurrency that allows it to be used to finance terror. This move comes after reports surfaced alleging that Hamas used crypto to finance its attack on Israel
BRICS Johannesburg Summit: Why India should not let autocratic China dominate the dialogue
Vimalharsh •New Delhi should counter Xi Jinping’s broader Chinese dream of world domination using forums like SCO and BRICS
Biden administration urges court to deny Tahawwur Rana's petition against extradition to India
•The Biden administration has urged a court in California to deny the writ of habeas corpus filed by Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana and reiterated that he be extradited to India where he is sought for involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
Why Biden admin doesn't want America to see the light of day
Mehul Das •The Joe Biden-led White House has thought of a unique way to fight climate change....by blocking sunlight. The administration is looking into methods like "stratospheric aerosol injection" or SAI), "marine cloud brightening" and "cirrus cloud thinning"
India plays crucial role in ensuring a free and open Indo Pacific: Biden administration
Fp Staff •The US, India and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region.
US and China commerce, trade chiefs confirmed to meet in Washington
Fp Staff •The meeting will take place in Washington, making it the first cabinet-level encounter in the US capital between American and Chinese officials from the Biden administration
US lawmaker demands action against Chinese chip firm CXMT after Micron
Fp Staff •Representative Mike Gallagher, an influential lawmaker whose select committee on China has pressed the Biden administration to take tougher stances on China, is the only lawmaker so far to call for retaliatory action