Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would categorically reject any unilateral U.S. military action in Mexico and warned that such measures “would not resolve anything” amid threats from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to use drone strikes against drug cartels. Sheinbaum spoke to reporters on April 8 during a daily news conference and answered … Read more
President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could lead to a trade war. Trump’s threat, which he delivered on social media, came after China said it would retaliate against U.S. tariffs announced last week. “If China does not withdraw its 34 … Read more
Despite loud whispers of a slowdown—or even a potential recession—and despite President Donald Trump’s now-chaotic tariff tantrums, the US is gaining big in one key area that isn’t being talked about much: attracting capital. A staggering $1.7 trillion in foreign and domestic investment commitments, made in less than three months, underlines long-term confidence in the … Read more
U.S. president Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Leader of the Islamic republic of Iran to ask that the two leaders “negotiate” over Iran’s nuclear program. Without any direct mention of the letter Ayatollah Khamenei said the insistence of certain bullying powers on negotiations is NOT aimed at resolving issues, but rather at … Read more
The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped the war-torn nation target Russian invaders, but Trump administration officials said Wednesday that positive talks between Washington and Kyiv mean it may only be a short suspension. Information about Russia’s intentions and military movements has been … Read more
Donald Trump has spent only a month in his second term as the US President. However, he has disrupted the international order, weakened the Western alliance and created a sense of insecurity and uncertainty among its members, shocking even some of his supporters. There has been a paradigm shift in US foreign policy under Trump. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US has proved to be well-timed. Rather than wait for the mercurial and unpredictable President Donald Trump to say and do things on his pet peeves, which include an obsession with tariffs, Modi took the initiative to engage him directly on exploring together how his concerns could be … Read more
Since last week, Congress and its allies in the Opposition have been at a loss of words. The presentation of an exceptionally strong Union Budget, which pleasantly surprised the Indian middle class, along with the momentum leading up to the Delhi Assembly elections, has spurred broader public discourse in favour of the Modi government and … Read more
There is likely to be hectic activity at the Ministry of External Affairs as reports point to a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington in just a week. That’s unusual. Normally, an event of this magnitude would take months of preparation by both sides. A White House ‘official’ has even confirmed that Modi … Read more