From Dhaka to Delhi, experts back Trump’s strong stance against USAID for its role in destabilising strong sovereign governments
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Top analysts, politicians, diplomats and strategic affairs experts in India and its neighbourhood on Thursday backed US President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Biden administration’s motive behind spending $21 million through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on voter turnout in India, $29M to “strengthening political landscape in […]
Putin, Trump may meet before end of February: Kremlin
Moscow, Feb 19 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump could meet as early as this month, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. “The Western media write a lot, our media write a lot … Maybe, or maybe not,” said Peskov when asked whether Putin and Trump could meet before the end […]
Collaborating with Prez Trump’s team in resolving conflict with Russia, says Zelensky
Kyiv, Feb 16 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that we have begun collaborating with US President Donald Trump’s team and are seeing progress towards achieving peace and stopping the war with Russia. “We have begun working with President Trump’s team and can already see that success is attainable. Right now, the world is looking […]
From F-35 fighter jets to doubling US-India trade: Key takeaways from Modi-Trump meet
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Friday and discussed deepening of India-US partnership across various segments while also affirming their faith in the atomic energy. The two leaders held discussions on wide-ranging issues, ranging from firming up the defence framework […]
Recognition of India’s diplomatic success on world stage a proud moment for all: Paranjpe
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump announced that the US was willing to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to India, Anand Paranjpe, a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar on Friday expressed strong support for the move, calling it a significant step forward for India’s ties […]
Turkiye’s Erdogan says US making “wrong calculations” in Mideast
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the administration of US President Donald Trump was making “wrong calculations” regarding the Middle East, adding that heeding “Zionist lies” would only exacerbate conflicts. Turkiye has rejected Trump’s plan to remove the more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, claim US control of it and turn it […]
Stock market opens high as Trump indicates ‘wonderful trade deals’ for India, US
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump announced plans to cement “some wonderful trade deals” for India and the US. The Sensex was trading 279.95 points or 0.37 per cent up at 76,418.92 while the Nifty climbed 84 points or […]
US to prioritise defence, energy sales to India: White House
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US will seek to prioritise and boost defence and energy sales to India, senior White House officials said Thursday previewing a meeting later in the day between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The officials also said the two leaders will build on the accomplishments of the American […]
American teacher held in Russia since 2021 returns home, meets Trump
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Marc Fogel, an American history teacher who had been deemed “wrongfully detained” by Russia, has been released and returned to the US in what the White House has described as a diplomatic breakthrough that could help in improving relations with Moscow and advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Fogel, […]
Kuwait PM says Trump’s decisions will impact global economy
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah has warned that US President Donald Trump’s economic decisions would have “repercussions” for the entire world. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, in a departure from his planned speech, the prime minister said listening to Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, […]
