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M.K. Bhadrakumar
With Eye on Trump, India Scrambles for Russian Support
23 Aug 2019
India’s West Asia policy increasingly shows a tilt toward the US-Israeli-Saudi axis, which may take a leap forward this weekend if during Modi’s visit to Bahrain, an agreement is signed committing…
PTI
US Won’t Completely Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan: Trump
21 Aug 2019
The US is currently negotiating with the Afghan government and with the Taliban, said Trump — adding that US troops in Afghanistan were ‘more of a police force’.
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Floods Continue to Ravage North India, DU Students' Protest and More
20 Aug 2019
In today's episode of Daily Round-up, we talk about the devastation caused by floods in northern India.
Vijay Prashad
Why the World is Watching the Fate of an Iranian Tanker
20 Aug 2019
The US opposes even a peaceful nuclear project for Tehran and has been putting immense pressure on Iranian shipping. But any blocking of Adrian Darya 1 would set a terrible precedent for…
Peoples Dispatch
Defying US Pressure, Gibraltar Court Orders Release of the Seized Iranian Tanker
20 Aug 2019
The order is a setback to the US, which tried to prevent the release of the tanker until the last moment.
AFP
US Heading Into Recession in 2020 or 2021: Economists
19 Aug 2019
A survey by National Association for Business Economists in the US pushed back the onset of recession from this year even as trade war with China looms.
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Pehlu Khan Murder Case, Journalist Detained in Kashmir and More
16 Aug 2019
In Newsclick’s Daily Round-Up, we bring you a different take on news covered by the mainstream media, as well as issues that do not make the headlines.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
A Sino-Russian Firewall Against US Interference
12 Aug 2019
The unrest in Hong Kong becomes a template of the US’ maximum pressure approach to break China’s growth momentum and its ascendancy as a rival in technology globally in the 21st century.
AFP
Huawei Launches Own Operating System to Rival Android to Counter US Threat
09 Aug 2019
HarmonyOS would "bring more harmony and convenience to the world", the Chinese telecom major said, as it confronts a looming White House ban on US firms selling tech products to Huawei.
Zoe PC
Trump Escalates Sanctions Against Venezuela to Full-Fledged Embargo
08 Aug 2019
Donald Trump’s latest executive order which blocks all Venezuelan property in the jurisdiction of the United States has been met with backlash across Venezuela and the world.