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Most significant events in 2021
One good thing can be said about 2021: it wasn’t as tumultuous as 2020, which put in a claim to be the worst year ever. That, however, may be damning with faint praise. Yes, the […]
Iran
Opinions
AS I SEE IT -“Our Nation Is like None Other; President Trump Is like None Other; Our Election Was like None Other; and 2020 Civil War Continues, As China Grabs Lands and Assets.”
The Presidential Election on November 3, 2020 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in a perverse way, was somewhat akin to 9/11 – albeit, the conflict was internal – as our Republic was convulsing, our […]
Coronavirus
Global Covid-19 cases top 52.6mn: Johns Hopkins
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52.6 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,291,920, according to the Johns Hopkins University.As of Friday (Nov 13) morning, the total caseload and death toll […]
World
Iran arrests separatist leader accused of attack killing 25
Tehran (TIP): Iran’s intelligence ministry arrested a leader of a separatist group allegedly involved in the killing of dozens of people during a military parade in 2018, state-run IRNA news agency reported on Thursday. The […]
United States
President-elect Biden likely to provide US citizenship to over 5,00,000 Indians
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden will work towards providing a roadmap to American citizenship for nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants, including over 5,00,000 from India, and will also establish a minimum admission number of […]
Opinions
Biden likely to give India more strategic space
Biden has said that he would constitute a united front of the US, its allies and partners to ‘confront China’s abusive behavior and human rights violations’ and ‘place US back at the head of the […]
Coronavirus
Global Covid-19 Cases top 48.5mn: Johns Hopkins
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 48.5 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,231,610, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday (Nov 6) morning, the […]
United States
Russia Poses Greater Election Threat Than Iran, Many U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON (TIP): While senior Trump administration officials said this week that Iran has been actively interfering in the presidential election, many intelligence officials said they remained far more concerned about Russia, which in recent days […]
Other News
Iran and Russia Seek to Influence Election in Final Days, U.S. Officials Warn
WASHINGTON (TIP): Iran and Russia have both obtained American voter registration data, top national security officials announced late on Wednesday, providing the first concrete evidence that the two countries are stepping in to try to […]
Perspective
Donald Trump takes full credit for peace deals between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel
Trump has proudly announced that five other Arab countries have also lined up to sign similar peace deals The White House has emphasized that the historic breakthrough was made possible by Trump’s ‘leadership and expertise […]
Perspective
A U.S.-Iran detente could be on the cards
The exit of John Bolton, and Israel’s diminished influence on Washington, signal a possible reduction in tensions. “Israel and John Bolton have been the two major obstacles to a direct encounter between the two Presidents […]
India
India and U.S. resolve to work through their trade differences
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and the U.S. resolved to “work through” their differences which have led to an impasse on trade issues as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hosted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
United States
US to allow 8 countries to continue buying Iran oil after sanctions on Nov 5: Pompeo
India may be one of the countries to get exemption WASHINGTON(TIP): The US has agreed to temporarily allow eight countries to continue buying Iranian oil after it re-imposes crippling sanctions on Tehran on November 5, […]
Featured
It’s not about the nuclear deal
The U.S. won’t ease the terms of sanctions on Iran, as the goal is regime change in Tehran “The impact on India will be severe. The price of crude is already close to $80. Energy […]
Featured
Trump’s Iran walk-back: Double whammy for India after CATSA
Just when Indian diplomats were figuring out how to mitigate the impact of Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CATSA) on its arms and oil trade with Russia, South Block has another reason to burn […]
United States
Trump scraps the Iran nuclear deal, calling it ’embarrassment’
Iran will remain in N-deal, says Rouhani European leaders call on Washington to let them carry on with pact WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, May 8, pulled out of the landmark nuclear deal […]
Featured
Can the 3 Ms save Iran deal?
By Arun Kumar The Macron-Merkel-May trio hopes to bear upon Trump to keep pact “Besides the Europeans, the looming May 12 deadline also has India worried, as since the end of sanctions, it has greatly […]
World
Qatar restores diplomatic ties to Iran amid regional crisis
DUBAI (TIP): Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran early Thursday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen its ties to Tehran. In announcing its decision, Qatar did […]
World
Myanmar insists no North Korea links as US envoy visits
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar has no military ties with North Korea, a Myanmar official said on July 17, as a US diplomat responsible for North Korea arrived for talks in which he is likely to seek assurances on efforts […]
Europe
Saudi Arabia chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in UK: Report
LONDON (TIP): Oil-rich Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed, asserting that a “clear and growing link” can be drawn between overseas money and the recent wave of attacks in […]
World
Officials say 76 police officers hurt in clashes with anti-G20 protesters
HAMBURG (TIP): At least 76 police officers were hurt on Thursday in clashes with anti-G20 protesters in Hamburg, German authorities said, as a demonstration dubbed “Welcome to Hell” erupted in violence shortly after it began. “Police are still being […]
Asia
Pakistan closely watching Modi’s trip to Israel
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan is closely watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic trip to Israel as it can have serious implications on strategic stability in the region, a media report said on July 3. The Express Tribune reported that Pakistan officially does […]
Politics
Russian state has never been involved in hacking: Putin
ST PETERSBURG (TIP): President Vladimir Putin insisted June 1 that the Russian state has never engaged in hacking and scoffed at allegations that hackers could influence the outcome of elections in the United States or Europe. But the Russian leader […]
Americas
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to revive his ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminatory. The administration filed two […]
Asia
India, Pak to become full SCO members at Astana summit: China
BEIJING (TIP): India and Pakistan’s admission to the Beijing-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be formalised at the grouping’s summit in Kazakhstan next week, China said on June 1. “The members states of the SCO are accelerating the […]