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Fear and loathing in Washington
The known unknowns about Modi are perfect catalysts for a reset of India-US relations Over the past three years, Washington has also come to believe it did India too big a favor with the nuclear […]
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IMF APPROVES $17 BILLION BAILOUT FOR UKRAINE AMID RISKS
WASHINGTON (TIP): The International Monetary Fund’s board signed off on a $17 billion two-year aid program for Ukraine on Wednesday to help the former Soviet republic’s economy recover after months of turmoil. The IMF aid […]
Business & Economics
INDIA PIPS JAPAN TO BE THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY IN PPP
NEW DELHI (TIP): The global economic balance seems to be tilting towards the developing countries. India has overtaken Japan to emerge as the third largest economy in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, after the US […]
India
INDIA TURNS TO RUSSIA TO HELP SUPPLY ARMS TO AFGHAN FORCES
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has signed an agreement under which it will pay Russia to supply arms and equipment to the Afghan military as foreign combat troops prepare to leave the country, in a move […]
Europe
Russian jets cross into Ukraine airspace
WASHINGTON (TIP): US officials on Saturday said that Russian fighter jets flew into Ukrainian airspace a handful of times over the last 24 hours, in what one called a continued provocation of the heightened tensions […]
Europe
G7 to ‘move swiftly’ on more Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States and other nations in the Group of Seven said that they have agreed to “move swiftly” to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine. […]
United States
US unwilling to give up Middle East peace process yet
WASHINGTON (TIP): The suspension of peace talks between Israel and Palestinians delivered the harshest blow yet to secretary of state John Kerry’s ambitious, if perhaps quixotic, hope of ending the decades-long impasse at the cost […]
United States
Russian aircraft entered Ukraine airspace, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (TIP): Russian aircraft have entered Ukrainian airspace on several occasions in the past 24 hours, Pentagon spokesman colonel Steve Warren said on April 25, without offering further details. Warren called upon Moscow to “take […]
United States
Former US test site sues nuclear nations including India and US for disarmament failure
WASHINGTON (TIP): The tiny Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands, scene of massive US nuclear tests in the 1950s, sued the United States and eight other nucleararmed countries on Thursday, April 25, accusing them of […]
United States
RUSSIAN MILITARY EXERCISES UP TENSIONS: CHUCK HAGEL
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Defense secretary Chuck Hagel says Russian military exercises on its border with Ukraine increase tensions and run counter to a diplomatic agreement it signed just last week. Hagel spoke with reporters in […]
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Mounting pressure on USA
“With BJP declaring Modi as its prime ministerial candidate and the nation turning in his favor; US is trying to find an escape route”, says the author. There has been a buzz in the diplomatic […]
Europe
President Putin’s Desire for Russian Greatness Needs Lincoln, Not Crimea
What’s wrong with Nato ships docked in New Russia’s Sevastopol port aka Ukraine? None. It means no nation has anything to worry, and the rule of law is operational and citizens can demand, and are […]
Europe
New Russia sanctions threats as Ukraine stalemate goes on
DONETSK (UKRAINE) (TIP): A day after an international deal in Geneva to defuse the East-West crisis in Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists vowed not to end their occupation of public buildings and Washington threatened further sanctions on […]
Europe
Obama threatens fresh sanctions against Russia
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 10 that the United States and its allies should prepare new sanctions against Russia if it escalates the crisis over Ukraine. “The […]
Europe
Japan pushes plan to stockpile plutonium, despite proliferation risks
TOKYO (TIP): Just weeks after Japan agreed to give up a cache of weapons-grade plutonium, the country is set to push ahead with a program that would produce new stockpiles of the material, creating a […]
Europe
Russia takes Voice of America radio off air
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia has pulled the US-funded Voice of America radio station from the air, a senior state media official said today, calling it “spam on our airwaves.” Dmitry Kiselyov, the head of the Rossiya […]
Europe
Russia plays gas card to threaten Ukraine
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Russia may begin requiring advance payment for gas supplies unless Ukraine comes to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills. Russia’s statecontrolled natural gas company “Gazprom […]
Europe
Russia didn’t share all details on Boston bombing suspect, report says
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Russian government declined to provide the FBI with information about one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that would most likely have led to more extensive scrutiny of him at least two […]
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The future of Indo-US ties now lies squarely on America’s shoulders
After entering a green light mode, India-US relations have slipped into an amber mode. How soon we can get back into smooth circulation will depend largely on the US, as the responsibility for the malaise […]
Europe
Crimean tremor in space: Nasa cuts Russian ties
MUMBAI (TIP): In a grim reminder of the Cold War days, Nasa on Wednesday suspended majority of its ongoing engagements with the Russian Federation and the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, because of “Russia’s ongoing violation […]
United States
US warns China not to attempt Crimea-style action in Asia
WASHINGTON: China should not doubt the US commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way […]
United States
REFORMS TO GIVE 110 MILLION JOBS BOOST TO ECONOMY IN 10 YEARS
NEW YORK (TIP): As general elections draw closer in India, global financial major Goldman Sachs has said 40 million new manufacturing jobs can be created in a decade if states follow flexible labor laws like […]
India
India ranks 102 out of 132 nations on social development index
NEW DELHI (TIP): India ranks 102nd among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index, a measure of human wellbeing that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita income. Of the […]
Europe
UK deputy PM Nick Clegg and anti-EU rival Nigel Farage trade barbs in debate
LONDON (TIP): Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg locked horns with the leader of the country’s most anti-EU party in the first of two face-to-face debates ahead of forthcoming European Parliament elections. Clegg, leader of […]
Europe
US, RUSSIA EXCHANGE THREATS AT TENSE UN MEETING
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia and the United States exchanged threats on March 19 at a tense UN security council meeting over the Ukraine crisis, with the Russian envoy saying the US ambassador’s “insults” are jeopardizing […]