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The White House & Quad
Amid global realignments, India should secure its interests The strategic reverberations of Narendra Modi’s September 24 double bill in Washington will be felt for long — a meeting with US President Joe Biden, followed by […]
World
Business & Economics
Perspective
GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR & CHURCHILL ARE NEEDED IN 2021
The world has not seen a weapon that without a bomb launched or a bullet fired could devastate economies of all nations on earth in one fell swoop, and render their citizenry dead or fearing […]
World
United States
Biden reassures US allies in calls with leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia
NEW YORK (TIP): In their first calls with Joe Biden since the U.S. election, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia on Thursday reaffirmed plans to form close ties with the president-elect to tackle […]
Opinions
Health
Abnormal BP while sleeping can increase stroke risk: Study
People who experience high blood pressure while sleeping are more likely to experience future cardiovascular disease especially heart failure, even when their daytime blood pressure is within normal ranges, warn researchers. “Nighttime blood pressure is […]
Perspective
The India-U.S. defense partnership is deepening
Blurb The optics around the 2+2 Dialogue in Delhi are defining — the defense ties between the two countries have come of age Sidebar The signing, last week, of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement […]
Perspective
“The UN: if it doesn’t exist, we would have to invent it”
Here is a special article on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of the United Nations. The United Nations officially came into existence on 24th October 1945 when the Charter was ratified by China, France, […]
India
Permanent UNSC membership for India — mirage or achievable?
PM Narendra Modi advocated India‘s inclusion among the permanent members of the UNSC during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly The only increase in the membership of the Security Council came in 1965, […]
Asia
Forty Americans among Coronavirus infected aboard Diamond Princess Cruise Ship
NEW YORK (TIP): There are 40 Americans among 400 aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess who have been found to be infected with Coronavirus. The entire population of the ship is quarantined . The ship […]
India
India-Japan ties to become stronger in ‘New India’, PM Modi tells diaspora
KOBE, JAPAN (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 27 said the ties between India and Japan will become stronger in ‘New India’ as he thanked the Indian diaspora for being part of the […]
United States
Frontpage News
Trump arrives in Osaka for G-20 Summit; to meet Modi, Xi and Putin
OSAKA /WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 27, arrived in Osaka, Japan to attend the G-20 Summit over the weekend and to hold discussions on a host of bilateral and global issues […]
Frontpage News
India’s Modi and Japan’s Abe discuss economy, bullet train
OSAKA, JAPAN (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 27, held wide-ranging talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on the global economy, fugitive economic offenders and disaster management, and announced that President Ram […]
Frontpage News
Census citizenship question blocked by Supreme Court: Trump seeks 2020 Census delay
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, rejected its stated reason for adding a question on citizenship to the census, leaving in doubt whether the question […]
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India
World leaders Congratulate Modi: Great things are in store for US-India partnership, says Trump
World leaders on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his landslide victory for a second term in office. Congratulatory messages from various parts of the world poured in. While most of them congratulated him over […]
World
Shinzo Abe Wins Party Vote: Poised to Become Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader
TOKYO(TIP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide Thursday, September 20, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation’s leader. “It’s […]
United States
President Trump to attend G7 Summit, in part
The two-day meeting will be dominated by the possibility of a trade war – prompted by the US levies of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum WASHINGTON(TIP): After initial dithering, […]
Other News
Theater / Films
Socially Relevant Film Festival 2018, NY By Mabel Pais “(This year) we have been able to incorporate films from more (countries) and have been able to hone in on specific social issues in more depth.” […]
India
Japan aids India in its Act East policy
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a sign of growing Japanese involvement in improving infrastructure in India, the two countries Thursday launched a cooperation forum for development of India’s north-east. The move is significant also because of India’s decision to ignore China’s OBOR initiative as the China Pakistan […]